Experts weigh in: Boulder jury to decide fate in King Soopers trial

BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) – A jury is in the process of deciding the fate of the 2021 gunman in the King Soopers mass shooting .

FOX31 spoke to George Brauchler, a former Colorado prosecutor who tried the murder case against the Aurora theater shooter , about the biggest question jurors will have to answer as deliberations resume Monday morning.

Timeline: From 2021 Boulder King Soopers mass shooting to trial

Just like the King Soopers, trial the Aurora theatre shooter also pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity

“This one has some similarities. Those similarities are that the guy seemed to be going through some changes but nothing stark. Nothing that got the attention of the people close to him or who loved him.  Both of these mass murderers were able to plan for a considerable period of time what they wanted to do. What they wanted to pull off. They were able to get their hands lawfully on the killing implements that they ended up using to kill all these people,” Brauchler said.

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