Tag: stabbing
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A jail death in Denver raises questions about intake policies — and how a man with a violent history kept getting released early
On June 30, deputies from the Denver Sheriff Department responded to an overnight call for help in the agency’s Downtown Detention Center. They found a man — later identified as 34-year-old Vincent Chacon — unresponsive in his cell, where he was pronounced dead, the police said in a news release. Police investigators later said the…
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Man stabbed at downtown Colorado Springs park
A man was hospitalized after being stabbed in the neck Saturday afternoon at Monument Valley Park, the second stabbing to have occurred near the park in the past 30 days. A blotter post by the Colorado Springs Police Department states that the stabbing occurred after a man stole the victim’s backpack and an altercation between…
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Man arrested following Friday night stabbing near Cimmaron Hills
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man has been arrested by El Paso County Sheriff’s detectives for allegedly stabbing someone Friday night. At approximately 8:45 p.m. on Friday, the sheriff’s office received a report of a stabbing in a parking lot at 6400 Omaha Boulevard. Deputies and on-call investigators responded…
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Late-night east Colorado Springs bar fight escalates to stabbing
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An apparent late-night bar fight that was taken outside led to an arrest after a man allegedly stabbed another at a parking lot in east Colorado Springs, according to police. Officers arrived to the 2400 block of North Union Boulevard, near Constitution Avenue, around 11:45…
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1 injured in stabbing at Colorado Springs Walmart
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One person was injured Friday afternoon in a stabbing inside the Walmart on Platte Avenue. Just after 2:15 p.m., Colorado Springs police received the call for service. The reporting party told police someone was firing inside the store. An extra-duty officer on scene confirmed the…
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Suspect named, and now sought, in connection with death of UCCS professor
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs police announced a suspect Monday in the stabbing death of a University of Colorado Colorado Springs professor three months ago. Police found the body of 54-year-old Haleh Abghari on the morning of Aug. 7 at a residence in the 6400 block of Caddy Point,…
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Appeals court orders new trial for National Western Complex murder based on improper jury instruction
Colorado’s second-highest court last month ordered a new trial for a man who stabbed and killed his victim during a fight at the National Western Complex, concluding the trial judge failed to give a key jury instruction. In June 2020, Christopher G. Smith and Jared Villaluz-Jones were residing at a temporary homeless shelter at the complex…
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Two men stab each other near The Citadel mall in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two men stabbed each other after an altercation broke out near The Citadel Mall on Wednesday night, the Colorado Springs Police Department said. Police responded to a call in the 3600 block of Citadel Drive North where two men who knew each other stabbed one…
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Colorado Springs man arrested in connection with stabbing, police say
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado Springs man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly stabbing another man several times, according to a police report. Police said 39-year-old James Driscoll is facing an assault charge, and that “additional charges pertaining to the stabbing are forthcoming.” At about 4 p.m., officers responded…
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Woman arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in east Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man was stabbed in the neck in eastern Colorado Springs Monday afternoon, police said. Colorado Springs police and medical responders rushed to the 4400 block of East Pikes Peak Avenue shortly after 4:30 p.m. where a man called for medical attention for his intoxicated…