Author: Liz Henderson
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Colorado protests: More than 1,000 march in Colorado Springs; Denver imposes curfew as unrest continues
After two days and nights of rage in cities across America, more than 1,000 people marched in Colorado Springs on Saturday to protest the death of a black man who cried he couldn’t breathe as a white police officer kept a knee on his neck. As in other cities, what began peacefully during the day…
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Man injured in deputy-involved shooting east of Colorado Springs
A man was shot and injured by an El Paso County sheriff’s deputy Friday night after authorities responded to a domestic violence dispute. Deputies received a call from a woman about 9 p.m. saying her husband was drunk and threatening to hurt her and a young child inside a home in the 1000 block of…
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Woman’s shooting death investigated as Colorado Springs’ 20th homicide
A woman was shot and killed in a Colorado Springs parking lot early Friday morning, authorities said. Colorado Springs police said Friday that about 1 a.m., officers received a call about a woman with a serious gunshot wound being driven to a hospital. Police said they were told she was shot in a parking lot…
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Woman killed in parking lot shooting in northeast Colorado Springs
A woman died early Friday morning after she was shot in a Colorado Springs parking lot, authorities said. The woman, whose name wasn’t released, was driven to a hospital at about 1 a.m. after being shot at a parking lot in the 4600 block of Hinsdale Way, Colorado Springs police said. She later died of…
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UCHealth begins COVID-19 and antibody testing for all in Colorado
UCHealth has begun COVID-19 and antibody testing to anyone in Colorado. The COVID-19 nasal swab, which determines if someone is sick with the virus, and an antibody test, a blood draw that determines whether someone has been exposed or had the virus in the past, will both be available for anyone who wants to be…
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Man killed in Memorial Park shooting leaves behind wife, 2 kids; ‘Someone took my world away from me’
Robert Collins — a 30-year-old Colorado Springs man killed Friday night in a drive-by shooting — did not like being in photos, his wife recalled. “He was a big goof,” Sirena Collins, 25, said Thursday. She talked him into accompanying her to a friend’s candlelight vigil at Memorial Park last week, where more than 100 people…
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DA clears El Paso County jail deputies in inmate’s death
The 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office has ruled that deputies in the El Paso County jail were justified in using deadly force on an inmate in January, the Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Thursday. Brian Clark, 44, died Jan. 17 after bursting naked from a cell in the jail’s medical section when two jailers…
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El Paso County Fair limited to 4-H exhibits, officials say
This year’s El Paso County Fair has been sharply curtailed due to the coronavirus pandemic to only include 4-H activities, the county said Thursday. The fair, scheduled to begin July 11, usually draws thousands of participants and spectators for hundreds of activities. Many events across the state, and the country, have been canceled since large…
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21-year-old arrested in shooting of two teens outside Fountain convenience store
A 21-year-old man has been arrested in the shooting of two teens Tuesday outside a Fountain convenience store during a suspected drug deal Tuesday, authorities said. Domacio Ohlsen-Aragon is accused of shooting a 19-year-old man and 14-year-old boy outside the 7-Eleven at 7725 Fountain Mesa Road, the Fountain Police Department said Thursday. Investigators said they…
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Authorities identify suspect wounded in confrontation with Teller County sheriff’s deputies
A man who was shot and wounded after reportedly pulling a gun on Teller County Sheriff’s deputies last week was identified Wednesday as Robert Roland by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Roland, 33, who was being sought on suspicion of felony menacing, is accused of pointing a handgun and the deputies, who spotted him…