Tag: shooting
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Juvenile arrested in connection with September Pueblo shooting that injured 1
Pueblo police arrested a juvenile on an attempted first-degree murder warrant at a local barber shop on Thursday, according to a news release by the department. The juvenile allegedly shot one person in the area of East Abriendo Avenue and West Arroyo Avenue on Sept. 18. The victim suffered a serious bodily injury as a…
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‘Felt very threatening:’ UCCS shooting suspect identified, faces attempted murder charge
The man suspected of shooting at a student during a dispute at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs faces a charge of attempted first-degree murder. Jonathan Sovine, a 25-year-old who university officials say was a former student, was arrested on Tuesday after investigators tied him to the shooting, which happened on Monday night outside the…
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Suspected shooter at UCCS in custody, university says
A man suspected of firing several shots at a student outside a dorm room on the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus has been arrested, university officials confirmed. The man, who has yet to be identified, was arrested late Tuesday morning after a joint investigation with campus and Colorado Springs police, UCCS spokesperson Jenna Press…
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Protesters rally against ICE after fatal shooting of Colorado Springs native in Minneapolis
Protesters gathered outside the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday evening, calling for justice for Renee Nicole Good, a Colorado native who was shot and killed earlier that day by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minnesota. The fatal shooting of Good, 37, in a residential area on Wednesday morning has left Minneapolis…
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Crime recap: 330 arrested last week in El Paso County
Colorado Springs police saw a homicide, gun violence and arson last week, among other offenses, with law enforcement making 330 arrests in El Paso County. From Dec. 14 to Dec. 20, the Colorado Springs Police Department posted 15 blotter entries to its public database of incidents approved for release. Here is a recap of those entries:…
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3 injured in 2 Colorado Springs shootings
Two shootings across Colorado Springs have left three people in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police reported. The first shooting happened Thursday afternoon in the 1600 block of South Nevada Avenue, according to a Colorado Springs Police Department blotter entry. Officers found a man with a gunshot wound to his lower leg. Witnesses told police…
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Colorado Springs teen facing first-degree murder charge enters into plea agreement
A Colorado Springs teenager accused of killing a 17-year-old in November 2024 entered into a plea agreement with the prosecution Thursday that dismisses the charge that would’ve likely put him behind bars for life. Mykael Weathington, 19, was arrested Dec. 6, 2024, after allegedly shooting and killing another teenage boy, whose name has not been…
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Northeast Colorado Springs shelter-in-place order lifted, 1 in critical condition
A man is in critical condition from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after an incident that prompted police to issue a brief shelter-in-place order late Friday morning. Colorado Springs Police Department spokesperson Caitlin Ford said in an email that officers responded to a shots-fired call near 5110 N. Academy Blvd. at 10:45 a.m. in northeast…
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Good Samaritan shot in Colorado Springs, 1 arrested: Police
An alleged domestic violence incident resulted in a shooting that left one person injured on Saturday, according to Colorado Springs police. At about 8:40 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to reports of a domestic assault in a parking lot the 800 block of South Circle Drive, between Airport Road and East Fountain Boulevard, police said. A…
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Fremont County authorities investigating fatal Friday shooting
Fremont County authorities are in Rockvale investigating a fatal Friday night shooting that left one dead. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 400 block of Twin Pines Avenue at 9:52 p.m. following reports of a shooting in the area, according to the office’s blotter website. Deputies found a man, who was pronounced dead…