US supermarket killings suspect makes first court appearance

Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, appears before Boulder District Court Judge Thomas Mulvahill (Helen H. Richardson/PA)

The suspect in the US supermarket shooting that claimed 10 lives appeared in court for the first time and his defence lawyer asked for a mental health assessment “to address his mental illness”.

Kathryn Herold, the lawyer for suspect Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, provided no other details about what he might suffer from.