Tag: dorchester park
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Are homeless people in Colorado Springs just park hopping?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dewy grass and rain-freshened walkways at the Bijou Street entrance to Monument Valley Park gave a glimpse last Thursday morning of what Colorado Springs’ founder, Gen. William Jackson Palmer, had in mind when he donated the land and created his city’s signature public green space.…
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Police arrest several in homeless encampment sweep along Greenway Trail
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies made multiple arrests and issued several citations during a sweep of a homeless encampment along the Greenway Trail Monday. The Sheriff’s Office news release said deputies worked with other agencies during the sweep, which was in response to “a surge of complaints and reports of increased camping,” in…
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1 killed in shooting south of downtown Colorado Springs, police say
Colorado Springs police are investigating a deadly shooting near Dorchester Park on Wednesday night, officials said. Officers responded to a call about shots fired approximately at 9:30 p.m., near Interstate 25 and South Nevada Avenue, south of downtown Colorado Springs. Upon arrival they found a man with life-threatening injuries, police said. The victim was taken…
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Man pleads guilty to murder charge in Dorchester Park shooting
A Colorado Springs man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Tuesday for causing the death of a man near Dorchester Park last year. Bryce Daniels, 20, faced several charges — including first-degree murder — for allegedly shooting and killing Jesse Schiele III, 21, under a bridge near Dorchester Park in April of last year. At Daniels’…