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COUNTY/DISTRICT COURT, BOULDER COUNTY, COLORADO

Criminal Action Number ~061: a O8, J CcR

DATE FILED: March 23, 2021 9:42 AM
WARRANT FOR ARREST UPON CASE
AFFIDAVIT
NUMBER: 2021CR497
BEFORE THE HONORABLE NORMA A. SIERRA

The People of the State of Colorado,

To : Any person authorized by law to execute arrest warrants.

You are hereby commanded to arrest the person of:

Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa

DOB: 04/17/1999 HAIR Brown
HEIGHT: 5'06" tall EYES : Green
WEIGHT: 200 pounds RACE/SEX: White/Male
DL#: SSN:
ALIAS: ALIAS D.O.B.:

OFFENSE DATE: March 22, 2021

And take the person above-named without unnecessary delay before the nearest judge of the Court of Record; to be advised that
the person is being held for the alleged commission of the following crime(s), to-wit: In violation of C.R .S., 1973 revised :

Charge CRS# Charge Classification

1-10 18-3-102(1)(a) Murder in the First Degree (xlO) Fl
11 18-3-102(1)(a); 18-2-101 Criminal Attempt - Murder in the First Degree F2

That this warrant for arrest is issued upon affidavit sworn to and affirmed before this court and relating facts sufficient to establish
probable cause that the above-named offense has been committed and probable cause that the person named in this warrant
committed that offense.

NO BOND IS AUTHORIZED
BAIL IS SET AT$ _ _ _ _ _ __ WITH CONDITION(S) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

DATE : MARCH 23, 2021

Boulder Police Case# 21-2422

Detective Cantu 303-441-4328

RETURN OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I have duly executed this warrant on this _ _ _ _ day of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~ 20_ __

b y - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - as I am herein commanded .

SHERIFF FEES :
Service $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Mileage $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ By : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Return $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Deputy
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 AFFIDAVIT FOR ARREST WARRANT

The Affiant, Detective Sarah Cantu, is a duly commissioned Police Officer for the City of
Boulder, located in the County of Boulder, State of Colorado, being duly sworn, deposes and states:

Your Affiant has been in law enforcement for 20 years, is currently assigned to the Detective
Section of the Boulder Police Department, and investigates crimes occurring within the City of
Boulder, County of Boulder, State of Colorado. The associated Boulder Police Department case
number is 21-2422 . I responded as part of a multi-jurisdictional team that investigates critical
incidents, including officer involved shootings, to assist with the investigation. As part of the
investigation, I was given the below information from responding officers.

On March 22, 2021, at approximately 2:40 p.m., officers were dispatched to an active
shooter at the King Soopers Grocery Store, located at 3600 Table Mesa Drive, which is in the City
and County of Boulder, State of Colorado.

There were multiple calls to Boulder Police 911 dispatch . One caller described the shooter as a
White male, middle-aged with dark hair, a beard, a black vest, and a short-sleeved shirt. Another
caller stated they saw him in front of the "Piggly Wiggly "and that he shot out the window of a
vehicle and pursued a man toward Broadway. Another caller reported that the male was inside the
King Soopers in the refrigerator section, and it was reported that the male suspect then left toward
Broadway. An additional witness advised the suspect was wearing an armored vest and was about
5'8" tall, with a chubby build and approximately 280 lbs. This witness said the male shot a male in a
vehicle and shot at other people . Another person called saying that the suspect was possibly M.H .
Witnesses continued to call stating they heard shots inside of the store. Multiple people stated they
were hiding in the store. There were reports of "parties down" from witnesses and a report that the
male suspect shot at police. The suspect was also described as having a black AR-15 and blue jeans
and that he might have body armor on.

Detective Joanna Compton provided information from identified King Soopers employees who were
on scene during the shooting. The employees observed the suspect shoot an elderly man in the
parking lot. The suspect then walked up to the elderly man, stood over him and shot him multiple
additional times. They described the suspect as a big, "fat," white male, wearing a green tactical
vest. They were unsure of further description of the male. The witnesses watched this through a
store window, and therefore did not hear the suspect say anything. They hid upstairs in the back
room of the store and continued to hear shots fired inside the store .

Officer Richard Steidel! responded to the scene and assisted with a search for the suspect. While
searching, he observed that Boulder Police Officer Eric Talley was down, and appeared to be
deceased. Officer Steidel I observed the suspect with an assault rifle of unknown make and brand,
who was shooting toward him. Officer Steidel I described the suspect as possibly blonde, wearing a

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plaid shirt, though he was uncertain. Officer Steidel! observed the suspect moving from his left to
right, while shooting.

Officer Frederking was also on scene and was posted outside of the east doors at the north side of
the building. He observed when SWAT Operators made entry into the building with a portable body
shield . SWAT Operators responded to Officer Talley, who was down, and dragged him out to Officer
Frederking and Sergeant Drelles . Officer Talley was obviously deceased from a bullet wound to the
head . A short time later, Officer Frederking heard SWAT Operators in voice contact with someone .
Officer Frederking saw the male, who later identified himself as Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa (hereinafter
"Alissa"), walking backward to the SWAT Team to be taken into custody. Alissa had removed all of
his clothing and was dressed only in shorts. The suspect had blood on his right thigh . Officer
Frederking and Sergeant Dre lies walked the male to the corner of the King Soopers building.
Sergeant Drelles asked the male if there are any other suspects. The suspect did not answer
questions, though he asked to speak to his mother. Officers did not observe the odor of alcoholic
beverage on Alissa's breath, nor was there an indication of impairment due to drug use. The
suspect was escorted to an ambulance where EMS personnel determined he sustained a "through
and through" gunshot wound to his upper right thigh . Alissa told paramedics he was not using any
medications. Alissa was transported to the hospital with officers in the ambulance . Officer
Frederking confirmed the suspect provided the first name of Ahmad and last name Alissa and a date
of birth of 04/17/1999. No other questions were asked .

The suspect was taken into custody by Boulder Police Officers at approximately 3:28 p.m. It was
aired over the radio that the suspect put his gear down inside the King Soopers. A photograph of
the items that the male removed on scene included a green tactical vest, a rifle (possible AR-15), a
semiautomatic handgun, a pair of jeans and a dark colored long-sleeved shirt. There was much
blood around the items.

The suspect has identified himself to officers as, Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, with a date of birth of
04/17/1999, who is further described as a white male, 5'06" tall, 200 pounds, with brown hair and
green eyes, and who has a Colorado Driver's License number of and a Social Security
number of . The known address for Alissa is . in Arvada, Colorado. A
criminal history of Alissa shows only a charge for third degree assault out of Arvada in 2018.

As SWAT Operators secured and cleared the scene, unmanned aircraft footage, and surveillance
footage was reviewed, and Criminalists responded to the scene, a total of 10 deceased individuals
were located in the store and in the parking lot of the business, including a deceased party in a
vehicle in the parking lot. Next to that vehicle was a black Mercedes C sedan, registered to

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 , (hereinafter " who was believed to be Alissa's brother. A
green rifle case was observed in the front passenger compartment of the Mercedes.

At this time, notifications to the families of the deceased are pending, therefore their names have
not been released . Based on all of the information available at this point in time, it is believed that
all 10 victims were shot and killed by Alissa .

On March 22, 2021 at approximately 10 p.m., search warrants were signed for Alissa's residence,
the scene, and Alissa .

Arvada Police Officers responded to . in Arvada, CO, which was identified as Alissa's
residence. At approximately 10:15 p.m., Detective Weisbach began to receive information from
Arvada Police Department. Arvada officers conducted surveillance at the residence on .
They observed a white Honda pickup with Texas license plate leaving the residence,
driven by a female. At the request of Detective Jen Grimes, uniformed officers stopped the vehicle
approximately one block away from the residence. Officers contacted in the
truck and briefly took her into custody. She was then uncuffed and put into an unmarked detective
vehicle. Detective Grimes interviewed

informed Detective Grimes she has been in a relationship with (hereinafter

" for approximately 1 year and married to him for the last month. He is the oldest brother in
the family. Alissa is one of younger brothers. described Alissa as "about 21 or 23
years old." She further described him as having a "husky" build, with short brown hair that is
balding on top. Alissa also has a short beard. He typically wears a size medium t-shirt and looks like
he has a beer belly or like he is pregnant.

Detective Grimes asked if she knew about weapons in the house. said that
she knew that " (another of Alissa's brothers) had a handgun in the past. She was also
hesitant to mention it but stated that Alissa was seen playing with a gun she thought looked like a
"machine gun" about 2 days ago. She did not believe the gun looked like the rifles she has seen in
old Western movies, and that she thought it looked like a "machine gun." Alissa had been talking
about having a bullet stuck in the gun and was playing with the gun. and were upset with
Alissa for playing with the gun in the house and took the gun. thought the gun might be
back in Alissa's room now. His room is located on the top level of the house.

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 said she had been working earlier in the day and got home around 3:30 p.m. When she
got home, she went directly downstairs to the basement where she and live and took a nap.
When she woke up, she was not aware of anything going on. She tried to call to ask him to bring
her food but could not get in touch with him. decided to go to Subway to get a
sandwich, which is when she was contacted by Arvada police.

Using law enforcement databases, investigators determined that Alissa had purchased a Ruger AR-
556 pistol on March 16, 2021.

Based on the above information, your Affiant believes sufficient probable cause exists to believe
that Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, with a date of birth of 04/17/1999, and who is further described as a
white male, 5'06" tall, 200 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes, with Colorado Driver's License
number of and a Social Security number of , committed ten (10) counts of
First Degree Murder, as outlined in 18-3-102(1)(a), and one (1) count of Criminal Attempt- Murder
in the First Degree as outlined in C.R.S. 18-3-102(1)(a); 18-2-101, as amended.

I respectfully request that a warrant be issued for Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, with a date of birth of
04/17/1999, and who is further described as a white male, 5'06" tall, 200 pounds, with brown hair
and green eyes, with Colorado Driver's License number of and a Social Security
number of , for ten (10) counts of First Degree Murder and Criminal Attempt - Murder
in the First Degree, which are class 1 and class 2 Felonies, respectively.

/s/ Sarah Cantu #5485

Affiant

Sworn to by Affiant over the telephone on March 23, 2021in the County of Boulder, and the State of
Colorado.

Norma A. Sierra, District Court Judge

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