The murder of 10 people in a firearms at a grocery store in Colorado, USA, turned out to be the sole crime of a 21-year-old Syrian man. American social anxiety is growing in the wake of the subsequent shootings.
This is New York Correspondent Kim Jong-won.
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[헤롤드/미 콜로라도주 볼더 경찰서장 : 용의자는 21살 아흐마드 알리사로 확인됐습니다.]
Alyssa, 21, accused of murder in the first degree, was identified as a citizen who moved from Syria to the United States at the age of 3.
It is known that he has posted articles on social media that reveal a strong dislike for Islamic hatred and racism, and in high school, he violently assaulted a friend for making racist remarks and received orders for anger control treatment.
[피의자의 친구 : 알리사가 화를 너무 잘 내서 사람들이 건드리려고 하지 않았어요. 그러다 보니까 사람들이 아예 말 자체를 걸지 않게 됐어요.]
The suspect’s family alleges that he suffered from mental illness, saying he was bullied and became anti-social, and showed paranoid behavior.
The reason why the suspect moved to the grocery store 45 km away from the residence and the motive for the crime is still a labyrinth.
In the wake of the tragedy, President Biden has urged a bill to strengthen gun control.
[바이든/미국 대통령 : 1시간, 아니 1분도 더 기다릴 수 없습니다. 앞으로 사람들의 생명을 살리기 위해 상식적인 조치를 취해야 합니다.]
Even so, in the United States, where firearms are frequent, the social anger index from racial conflicts has soared in recent years, raising concerns that this type of catastrophe could happen again at any time.
(Video coverage: Lee Sang-wook, video editing: Kim Jong-woo)