Tag: fatal shooting
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Pueblo shooting victim, 18, ID’d; teenager turns himself in
The victim of a fatal shooting on Pueblo’s east side on Monday was identified as 18-year-old Desi Ortiz, the Pueblo County Coroner’s Office announced. In an update to their news release on Monday, Pueblo police said a 17-year-old boy turned himself in later in the day for the early afternoon shooting in the 2100 block…
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Woman fatally shoots man, calls 911: Florence police
A Florence woman called authorities after allegedly shooting a man to death on Saturday, law enforcement officials said. At about 2:25 p.m. Saturday, Florence police responded to a call about a shooting in the 100 block of Railroad Avenue. When officers arrived, they found a 40-year-old man with a fatal gunshot wound. Also at the…
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Brothers sentenced to decades in prison for Denver Aquarium drive-by shooting
Two brothers were each sentenced to multiple decades in prison Friday for a drive-by shooting that killed a teenager outside the Denver Aquarium in 2024. Antonio Vasquez and Jason Trujillo were sentenced to 40 and 20 years in prison, respectively, after each pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the Feb. 14, 2024 shooting that killed…
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DA’s office justifies Colorado Springs officers in deadly apartment shooting
The 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office ruled Thursday that the killing of 51-year-old Jesus Ramirez Jr. by two Colorado Springs police officers was justified, according to a news release by the office. Officers Haowei Pan and Ryan Clare shot at Ramirez “approximately” 30 times combined on June 23 in the Antero Apartment Complex after he…
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18-year-old arrested in shooting death of La Junta teen: Colorado Bureau of Investigation
La Junta police arrested a suspect in the weekend shooting death of a 17-year-old, according to a Monday news release from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Anthony Barron Sandoval Jr., 18, faces a felony charge of second-degree murder and is being held on a $500,000 bond, officials said. At about 1:50 a.m. Saturday, La Junta…
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DA’s office justifies Colorado Springs police officers in August shooting
The 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office ruled two Colorado Springs police officers were justified in their use of deadly force against Cole Vannucci, 42, on Aug. 22, according to a news release by the office. Vannucci had an active arrest warrant from a domestic violence case and was raising an airsoft rifle when he was…
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Suspect in deadly 2024 Sinton Road shooting sentenced to prison
The man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the April 2024 shooting death of 55-year-old Jason Bales was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday in the 4th Judicial District. Michael Darby, 31, was arrested April 23, 2024, for his part in the shooting and killing of Bales the week prior. According to past…
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DA drops charges against all 5 suspects in fatal January shooting in Security-Widefield garage
The 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that all charges were being dropped against the three adults and two minors who had been facing trial for a fatal Jan. 16 shooting. The DA’s office said it dropped the charges because of a lack of enough evidence to proceed to trial. The dismissal of charges…
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Weekend shooting in east Colorado Springs that left 2 dead investigated as murder-suicide; victims identified
The El Paso County Coroner’s Office has identified the victims of a weekend shooting that is being investigated as a murder-suicide. Two people died and another person was wounded in a shooting in southeast Colorado Springs Saturday January 18, according to police. The El Paso County Coroner’s Office has identified the victims as Donte Cross,…
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Woman, 35, identified in New Year’s homicide in northeast Colorado Springs
The El Paso County Coroner’s Office has identified the woman killed in a New Year’s shooting on the northeast side of Colorado Springs, according to a news release Monday from police. Colorado Springs police arrived to a disturbance in the 5800 block of Oakwood Boulevard, near Powers Boulevard and Templeton Gap Road, shortly after midnight…