The man accused of killing people near and inside a Boulder, Colorado, grocery store passed a background check.

John Mark Eagleton, owner of Eagles Nest Armory in the Denver suburb of Arvada, said the alleged shooter, who has been identified as Ahmad al Aliwi Alissa, 21, purchased the firearm lawfully.

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