Author: P. Solomon Banda
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Security guard’s ‘decisive action’ saved lives at STEM school, attorney says
DENVER — A security guard credited with capturing one of the two suspects in this week’s suburban Denver school shooting fired his weapon inside the school, a law enforcement official with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press on Thursday. The security guard has not been identified but is a former Marine who has…
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Guard who detained school shooting suspect fired weapon
DENVER — A security guard credited with capturing one of the two suspects in this week’s suburban Denver school shooting fired his weapon inside the school, a law enforcement official with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press on Thursday. The security guard has not been identified but is a former Marine who has…
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Columbine survivors send kids to schools altered by attack
DENVER • Dropping her kids off at school used to be the hardest part of Kacey Ruegsegger Johnson’s day. She would cry most mornings as they left the car and relied on texted photos from their teachers to make it through the day. Now, the mother of four — and Columbine shooting survivor — sees mornings…
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Guns in schools? 2 Columbine survivors are split on issue
DENVER — Patrick Neville was outside, sneaking off to smoke with friends, and avoided the outburst of gunfire at Columbine High School nearly two decades ago, but he did not dodge the heartbreak. A close friend died, and the anguish in his father’s eyes is seared in Neville’s memory. Samantha Haviland was fundraising in the…
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‘Watching my family burn’: Woman frantic after copter crash
RATON, N.M.— Andra Cobb was frantic when she called for help, telling an emergency operator that a helicopter she was riding in with her father, longtime partner and others had crashed in a remote part of New Mexico and that she was watching her “family burn.” Police released 911 recordings Friday from the crash near…
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Clues sought in copter crash near Colorado border that killed Zimbabwean leader
RATON, N.M. — A husband and wife who pushed for political change in Zimbabwe, an adventurous Texas investor and a pair of decorated pilots died in a fiery helicopter crash in a remote area of New Mexico. Investigators will comb through the charred wreckage in search for clues as to why the helicopter carrying the…
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Helicopter with Zimbabwe opposition leader crashes near Colorado border, kills 5
RATON, N.M. — A group of prominent friends, including a key Zimbabwean opposition leader and a Texas-based investor and philanthropist, was heading to a ranch in the U.S. state of New Mexico when their helicopter crashed and burned in a remote area, killing five people aboard. Friends and family members confirmed Thursday that opposition leader…
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Walmart shooting suspect could face multiple charges
BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado sheet metal worker could face multiple charges, including attempted murder, in addition to first-degree murder charges related to the shooting deaths of three people inside a Walmart, a prosecutor said Friday. Adams County District Attorney Dave Young said the additional possible charges are being considered because of the presence…
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Suspect in custody after 3 killed in Colorado Walmart shooting
THORNTON, Colo. (AP) — A man suspected of fatally shooting two men and a woman inside a suburban Denver Walmart was arrested 14 hours later following a brief car chase Thursday that ended at a congested intersection during the morning rush hour, police said. Scott Ostrem, 47, was arrested after police pulled over his car…
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Suspect walked off job hours before Colorado Walmart attack
THORNTON — A man accused of opening fire inside a suburban Denver Walmart, killing three people, abruptly walked away from his roofing company job hours before the attack, his former boss said Thursday. Scott Ostrem’s employer and neighbors painted a somewhat dueling portrait of the suspect. Ostrem worked at a metal fabrication shop for the…