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Yesterday afternoon, the country experienced another home base massacre as a gunman opened fire at a Colorado supermarket, which left 10 people dead, including the market’s store manager and a police offer.
According to a CNN report, suspect Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, of Arvada, which is near Denver, is accused of opening fire Monday afternoon at the King Soopers store in the university city of Boulder, killing people ranging in age from 20 to 65. Alissa now faces 10 counts of murder in the first degree. While motive for the mass shooting is currently unknown and being investigated, the unfortunate event is added to the growing list of hate crimes and shootings that the country is once again experiencing, as many have taken to social media to share instances of street vendors being killed as well as the outcry and protests to #StopAsianHate.