Attempted murder so now in the
amended complaint and information you
see the 10 murder victims listed.
As you may recall,
they are listed in chronological order.
In other words, in the sequence in which.
Things took place in King
Soopers on March 22nd,
so there were nine civilian victims who
were murdered and then Officer Eric Talley,
who entered King Soupers along
with fellow police officers.
And as you will recall,
there were no civilian shot or killed after
law enforcement entered King Soupers.
So Officer Tally is listed
as the 10th murder victim.
There also,
now 15 civilian victims of attempted murder.
Those are also listed in the
order and sequence in which we
believe those events took place,
as well as a total of 11 victims of
attempted murder who were serving as
members of law enforcement on March 22nd,
and it responded to King Sooper's
response to the calls for help.
Each of those charges carry with
them a sentence to state prison,
and it's our belief that those
sentences could run consecutive.
And what I mean by that is one on top
of the other for the murder counts.
The maximum sentence in the state of
Colorado is life without the possibility
of parole for the attempted murder counts.
The sensing range is 16 to
48 years in state prison.
Since we last met,
I also just wanted to highlight that
our office reviewed and announced
the decision on the officer involved
shooting that took place on March
22nd in response to the horrific
attack that was on going Officer,
Seidel was the individual who
had fired his firearm.
At the individual in King Soupers.
Based on our thorough analysis,
it was determined that Officer
Slidell's actions were justified,
so he was cleared of any wrong doing
or criminal conduct in the shooting.
That decision was reached on May 6th.
In fact,
I can share with you that on Mother's Day,
my family came into town and happen
to run into Officer Slidell on patrol,
'cause he was back on patrol that weekend.
After being cleared from the officer
involved shooting investigation.
The next court date in this matter
is now set for September 7th.
The court put it on for what's
called a proof evident presumption.
Great hearing.
As you know,
the next step in the criminal
process is a plima Neri hearing,
where the court determines whether
probable cause exists to hold the defendant,
and for the case to move forward when
the defendant's being held without bond,
as in this case,
the defendants entitled under Article 2,
Section 19 of the state Constitution,
to a hearing on whether the proof is
evident or the presumption is great,
that hearing is now scheduled
for 9:00 AM on September 7th,
we anticipate that that hearing
will take one day.
And I'm happy to take any questions
you have before I get back to work.
Proof evident presumption great.
Any discussion yet brought up by the
defense about competency to stand? So
in any case, that would involve a
mental health defense of any kind.
There's a specific process
that the court has to follow.
You would hear that raised
if it's raised at all.
In open court there was nothing
about that in court today.
For the layperson, could you explain
how they attempted the logic behind
the attempted murder charges?
For someone who doesn't love that noble,
how these attempted murder charges
play out when it comes to charging
the individual, and what do
you mean by that? I'm sorry.
Such an array of charges in the nine
attempted murder charges, and so he
tried to kill nine other people. So
there's two theories under which murder
or attempted murder could be charged.
One is that the individual acted with intent,
so for murder it's with intent
and after deliberation,
and with attempted murder,
it's with intent. So in other words,
someone points a gun at an individual,
just the general hypothetical,
and pulls the trigger, but misses.
That would be an attempt to murder
that was committed with intent so.
Officers injured
he attempted to
kill whoever. There's a number of
different victims who are alleged
victims of attempted murder.
The other theory under which attempted
murder could be charged is when
an individual acts with universal
malice and causes someone to be
in their life to be endangered.
Question.
The murder charges.
Talking about.
Weapon during.
That's a really good question.
So under the state constitution,
every victim. Has a right to be heard and
to be supported to have access to resources
and to have their voice heard in court.
So that's why for each
one of the victims who.
Were either the target of the individuals
actions here for murder or attempted murder,
they're being named in this complaint.
Information to make sure that justice
is done for each and every one of them,
and then each and everyone
has a voice in this process.
And that's why it's so important
for us to detail those allegations.
Also, in order to present a
full case to the jury,
it's important that we have
all the charges listed,
so the jury is informed of what
they're being asked to consider,
and also so the defense is on full
notice as to what charges are being
presented against their client,
and what evidence would be
presented in support of those charges.
SO15 civilian victims of attempted
murder. 11 victims of attempted
murder law enforcement.
So that's 26 total.
Some of the victims are listed
under different theories,
so they named more than once in the
complaint that information, but total.
It's 26 individuals who are alleged
victims of attempted murder.
That's correct, yes. This one
very quickly in part.
Can you just run down to place?
Sure, so we were in court
today for a status conference.
The court head court clerk had reached out
and vans to see what date or dates would
work for the next hearing, which I really,
truly appreciate given the number of
attorneys and trial schedules involved.
So the clerk and the parties
had agreed upon September 7th,
so we went to court.
We knew that the hearing will
be set for September 7th.
We made a brief record as to the.
Victims and their right to be
present for every court proceeding.
Including via Webex today and then,
the court adjourned the case for September
7th for that hearing that I referenced.
Is the investigation on going and
do you have any new information
that has been uncovered perhaps?
In the defendants electronic
devices, so it's obviously
a major investigation.
And to answer your question,
yes, it's still ongoing,
and it's such a horrific attack
involving so many people and
a long list of allegations.
So the investigation is ongoing.
One thing I would say
before I get back to work,
it's just the response has been
incredibly positive by this Community.
When I think about the
support for the victims,
the support for the community and
how boulders come together and
how the state of Colorado is come
together for everyone involved.
It's been tremendous,
so I greatly respect and value
how much supports being given
to the victims and their loved
ones into this community,
and I appreciate being here today,
so thank you.
Have a great day.