Tag: Pueblo County Coroners Office
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Victims identified from 2 fatal Pueblo County highway crashes
Two victims involved in crashes on Colorado 165 and Colorado 50 were identified as 36-year-old Crystal M. Case and 46-year-old Robert J. Hepler, the Pueblo County Coroner’s Office announced Monday. Colorado State Patrol is investigating both Saturday evening crashes and no cause has been determined as of Monday, the agency said. Hepler is believed to…
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Man, 41, ID’d as victim of Pueblo crash following a ‘domestic fight’
The Pueblo County Coroner’s Office identified the victim of a fatal crash late Wednesday as 41-year-old Andrew T. Mendoza, the office announced on social media. Mendoza died shortly after eluding police, who were responding to the 800 block of Beulah Avenue around 10:30 p.m. for a report of a ‘domestic fight,’ in a white SUV,…
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9 more bodies ID’d from Davis Mortuary; 6 remain unidentified
Nine additional bodies allegedly found improperly stored by then-Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter and his brother have been identified with DNA analysis, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation announced Wednesday. A total of 18 bodies of people who died between 2010 and 2012 have been identified by Dr. Gregory Grahek, Cotter’s replacement as coroner, and Fremont…
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Coroner releases name of person fatally shot by Pueblo police
The Pueblo County coroner on Friday identified the person fatally shot by Pueblo police on Thursday as Tayshawn R. Redford, 19. The coroner did not release any additional information regarding the incident, which police continue to investigate. The incident began when officers responded to Carousel Lane after receiving reports of a “fight with weapons” at…
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Person shot, killed by Pueblo police following alleged fight in city park
Pueblo police shot and killed a suspect who reportedly brandished a gun as officers approached a van, according to a news release by the department. Officers responded to Drew Dix Park at 12:18 a.m. Thursday after receiving reports of a “fight with weapons,” police said. Three people fled in a van before officers arrived. Police…
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Five killed in I-25 crash identified: Pueblo County Coroner
The Pueblo County Coroner’s Office has made identifications in the aftermath of a multiple-vehicle crash on Interstate 25 that killed five people amid a dust storm Tuesday, including a husband and wife in one vehicle, and a father and son in another. David Kirscht, 90, and his son Scott, 64, were from Walsenburg; Mary Sue…