VOA高级听力-科罗拉多州超市杀人犯已被开庭审理
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Jury selection began Monday in the long-delayed trial of a man charged with murdering 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021, a case in which the suspect was ruled mentally unfit to face prosecution before pleading not guilty by reason of insanity.
周一，一名男子被控于2021年在科罗拉多州一家超市谋杀 10 人，该案的陪审团选拔工作开始。该案的审判拖延已久，嫌疑人被裁定精神不适应起诉，但因精神错乱而拒绝不认罪。
The outcome hinges on whether the defense can convince jurors that Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 25, was so mentally ill at the time of the mass shooting that he failed to comprehend the difference between right and wrong and thus should not be held legally responsible for the killings.
审判结果取决于辩方能否说服陪审员，25 岁的艾哈迈德·阿里维·阿里萨 (Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa) 在大规模枪击案发生时精神错乱，无法理解是非之分，因此不应为杀人事件承担法律责任。
The basic facts of the case are not in dispute. Alissa stormed a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, about 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Denver, on March 22, 2021, armed with a legally purchased Ruger AR-556 pistol, which resembles an AR-15-style rifle.
案件的基本事实没有争议。2021 年 3 月 22 日，阿里萨闯入位于丹佛西北约 28 英里（45 公里）的博尔德的一家 King Soopers 杂货店，手持合法购买的鲁格 AR-556 手枪，该手枪类似于 AR-15 式步枪。
Police say he killed two people in the store's parking lot before shooting eight others to death inside the supermarket. Among those killed was a police officer responding to the scene. The shooting spree ended when a police officer shot Alissa in the leg, leading the gunman, wearing only his underwear, to surrender. He has remained in custody since the day of the shooting.
警方称，他在商店停车场杀死了两人，然后在超市内枪杀了另外八人。遇难者中包括一名赶赴现场的警察。枪击事件以一名警察射中阿里萨腿部而告终，枪手只穿着内衣，被迫投降。自枪击发生之日起，他一直被拘留。
Alissa is charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder, in addition to dozens of counts of attempted murder, assault and weapons offenses stemming from the incident. A conviction would carry an automatic sentence of life in prison without parole. There is no death penalty in Colorado.
阿里萨被控10项一级谋杀罪，此外还有数十项与该事件有关的谋杀未遂、袭击和武器罪。定罪将自动判处终身监禁，不得假释。科罗拉多州没有死刑。
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