Tag: homicide
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Human remains identified as Colorado homicide victim missing for 10 years
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation used genetic genealogy to identify human remains as those of a homicide victim who had been missing for 10 years. The skeletal remains were discovered in May 2024 by a fisherman near a river at the Deer Creek Campground in Park County. The remains were found with clothing and a…
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15-year-old dies after early March shooting in Colorado Springs parking lot
A 15-year-old girl who was shot around 3 a.m. March 3 in the Astrozon Plaza parking lot died on March 7, Colorado Springs police said in a news release on Monday. Alexious Barben-Wright, 32, and Alyssa Jaramillo, 21, were arrested and charged in connection with the homicide off South Academy Boulevard. Court documents show Barben-Wright…
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Marshals arrest Pueblo 16-year-old in alleged homicide attempt
Local and federal law enforcement apprehended a 16-year-old attempted homicide suspect in Pueblo in a shooting that left a victim paralyzed, the U.S. Marshals Service announced in a press release Tuesday. Pueblo police were able to identify the suspect of the Feb. 19 shooting and an arrest warrant was issued on March 2. Numerous law…
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Man pleads guilty to murdering Colorado Springs man in ‘heat of passion’
A Colorado Springs man will face 20 to 32 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Matthew Helberg, 39, on Tuesday in an El Paso County courtroom. Howard Heyliger, 31, recounted to Judge Michael McHenry shooting Helberg on June 26 near East Platte Avenue and North Cedar Street after he…
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State investigators warn public to avoid Alamosa homicide suspect
State and local law enforcement are advising the public not to approach a suspect in an Alamosa homicide that resulted in the death of a 49-year-old on Sunday evening. The suspect, 44-year-old Fernando Rodriguez, of Alamosa, is believed to be driving a green 1995 Subaru Station Wagon with Colorado license plate AXO-F61, according to a…
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20-year-old murder suspect surrenders: Pueblo police
A suspect in a deadly shooting voluntarily turned himself in to Pueblo police on Sunday, according to a news release. Leandro Medina, 20, was wanted on suspicion of first-degree murder and first-degree assault in connection with a double shooting that killed 20-year-old Evie Gallegos last week. Just before 3:30 a.m. Feb. 26, officers responded to…
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Suspect in 2024 UCCS professor stabbing found guilty of murder
An El Paso County jury determined Thursday that the man accused of stabbing University of Colorado Colorado Springs Professor Haleh Abghari in 2024 was responsible for the killing. Ceasar Wilson, 54, was found guilty on all charges, including second-degree murder and aggravated robbery, by the jury Thursday afternoon after hearing closing arguments from the defense…
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Victim of Colorado Springs homicide identified as 54-year-old
Colorado Springs police identified the victim of a homicide at 4:50 p.m. Thursday in the 2500 block of Gunnison Street as 54-year-old Donald Tallman, according to a news release by the department. Tallman’s cause of death will be determined by the El Paso County Coroner, but police are investigating the incident as a homicide. Police…
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Arrest made in Pueblo’s 1st homicide investigation of 2026
Pueblo police have made an arrest in the city’s first homicide of 2026, according to a Monday news release. James McKenney, 63, faces a charge of first-degree murder, officials said. Just after 6:30 a.m. Saturday, officers responded to a call about a shooting at the Days Inn hotel, located at 4201 N. Elizabeth St. When…
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Man found dead in Colorado Springs after report of shooting
Colorado Springs police detained one person after a report of a shooting in the 2500 block of Gunnison Street led officers to a deceased male, police told The Gazette. Police initially responded to the report early Thursday evening, several blocks southeast of the intersection of North Circle Drive and East Platte Avenue. The Gazette was…