Tag: shooting
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18-year-old charged with 3 counts of attempted murder in El Paso County
An 18-year-old tied to several crimes is facing attempted murder charges after a shooting unfolded at a residence in Security-Widefield in late May. According to a news release from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, witnesses said the shooting followed a confrontation between the suspect and three residents in the home. Camerage footage from the…
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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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1 dead after shooting on Pueblo’s east side
An early afternoon shooting in Pueblo on Monday left one person dead near the 2100 block of Oakshire Lane, according to a news release by police. The department’s ShotSpotter system detected gunfire shortly before several calls were made to 911 about a gunshot victim. “A vehicle involved in the incident” was stopped in the 1500…
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1 injured in shooting in east Colorado Springs; no arrests announced
Colorado Springs police are investigating a shooting that left one person injured on Saturday evening, according to an online blotter entry. Officers responded to an 8 p.m. emergency call about a shooting in the 600 block of North Union Boulevard on the city’s east side, police said. When they arrived, they found one person suffering…
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Man tied to several violent crimes across Colorado Springs pleads not guilty
A man linked to a kidnapping, aggravated robberies, arson and attempted murders in Colorado Springs left a jury to decide his fate after denying a plea deal in court Thursday. Joshua Spradling, 34, is tied to at least five felony-level crimes that occurred over the span of a year and a half across the city,…
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Apparent motive revealed for ex-state Senate candidate accused of murder
A former state Senate candidate accused of murder in Colorado Springs allegedly told police that the shooting was in self-defense, arrest papers show. The victims are painting a different story. Robert Dougher, 43, was shot in the chest on Sunday following a dispute in the 1900 block of Calle De Seville, south of Old Colorado…
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Fourth arrest made in connection to Monument shooting incident
Colorado Springs police have arrested a fourth person tied to a shooting at a Jackson Creek home in Monument. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, around 15 shots were fired at an occupied home and vehicle at around 3 a.m. Saturday. Monument police launched an investigation and quickly arrested three individuals but couldn’t locate…
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Arrest made in Colorado Springs shooting that nearly killed 23-year-old woman
Colorado Springs police have arrested a suspect in a November shooting that nearly killed a woman after a bullet pierced her chest, narrowly missing her heart. Chase Edwards, 25, was arrested in late February after months of investigation by the police, according to court records. He faces three counts of attempted first-degree murder and one…
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Man accused of UCCS shooting was called a ‘significant’ community risk by police years earlier
A man accused of trying to murder a University of Colorado Colorado Springs student in January was found with thousands of rounds of live ammunition and several firearms inside his home years before the shooting incident, court documents show. Jonathan Sovine, a 25-year-old who was a former student, was arrested on suspicion of being responsible…
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Crime recap: 325 arrested last week in El Paso County
Colorado Springs police saw a fatal shooting, a student’s arrest and a protest turned hostile last week, among other incidents, with law enforcement making 325 arrests in El Paso County. From April 26 to May 2, the Colorado Springs Police Department posted eight blotter entries to its public database of incidents approved for release. Here is…