Tag: crime stoppers
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1 dead, 2 wounded in shooting in east Colorado Springs; suspects sought
One person is dead and two others are hospitalized following a shooting in east Colorado Springs early Sunday, law enforcement officials said. Officers responded to a 12:30 a.m. call about a shooting in the 2800 block of Powers Boulevard, near Constitution Avenue, according to an online blotter entry. When they arrived, they found three people…
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$2,000 reward offered for information on Saguache County homicide: Colorado Bureau of Investigation
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation and Saguache County officials are offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons involved in the December murder of a county resident, according to a Monday news release. Charles William “Bill” McClure, 78, was found in his Center home on Dec. 23 when…
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1 arrested after monthslong homicide investigation in Colorado Springs
The man allegedly responsible for the death of 55-year-old Omar Olmedo in late February in Colorado Springs has been arrested, police said Tuesday in a news release. On Feb. 26 just before 6:15 a.m., Colorado Springs police responded to an assault in the 3200 block of South Academy Boulevard, finding an unresponsive male when they…
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Colorado Springs father arrested in 2021 infant death
More than three years after the death of an infant in Colorado Springs, the father has been arrested, police said Friday in a news release. The infant, less than three months old, was brought to an area hospital on May 26, 2021. The child was “severely injured” and died of its injuries June 2, police…
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Man, woman found dead at UCCS campus identified
Colorado Springs police have released the names of a man and woman found dead Friday in a dormitory room on the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus. Celie Rain Montgomery, 26, of Pueblo, and Samuel Knopp, 24, of Parker, were autopsied and identified by the El Paso County Coroner’s Office on Saturday, according to a…
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Police identify body found in Fountain Creek, say death is suspicious
A man whose body was found in Fountain Creek last Sunday has been identified, according to a Friday news release from the Fountain Police Department. Upon completion of an autopsy Monday, the El Paso County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased male as 30-year-old Justin Whitaker of Security-Widefield. On April 18 at about 2:30 p.m., a…