Tag: Adams County Coroner’s Office
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Thornton shooting, arson being investigated as double homicide
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Two days after the Thornton Police Department found two people dead inside of a house after a fire, the incident is being investigated as a double homicide. “On Feb. 28, continuing investigative efforts in this case have revealed information that confirms this case is a double homicide,” the police department said in a social media…
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Southbound I-225 reopens at I-70 in Aurora after deadly crash
Southbound lanes of Interstate 225 reopened at Interstate 70 Saturday morning after a crash. Aurora Police posted at 2:47 a.m. on social media that officers were investigating the crash that closed all eastbound lanes of the I-70 off-ramp to southbound I-225. Investigators believe a driver crashed into the median, causing his vehicle to flip. He…
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15-year-old charged with murder in connection to Aurora shooting
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Editor’s note: the Adams County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 28-year-old Fernando Alvarez Lopez. The cause of death is still under investigation. The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office filed murder charges against a 15-year-old boy in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred earlier this month. The 15-year-old boy, who was not identified due…
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1 dead following Westminster hotel shooting Friday night
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Police found a man shot to death inside of a Westminster hotel Friday evening. The Westminster Police Department responded to reports of a shooting at the La Quinta Inn near 120th Avenue and Delaware Street — right off of Interstate 25 north of Northglenn — around 9 p.m., according to a press release from the department. Upon…
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Thornton police arrest man in connection to fatal crash
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: the vehicle was found Tuesday afternoon, deactivating the search, according to a social media post by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Matthew Lopez, 34, was arrested by Thornton police on suspicion of homicide. Thornton police are searching for a vehicle tied to an…
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Aurora teen arrested after alleged carjacking and fatal crash
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Aurora police arrested a teenager after an alleged armed carjacking turned into a car chase and fatal crash. The teen now faces charges of second-degree murder, among others. The 17-year-old boy was arrested by the Aurora Police Department early Monday morning on charges of second-degree murder, aggravated robbery and vehicular eluding causing death after a…
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DA files murder charges against Federal Heights stabbing suspect
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The 17th District Attorney’s Office filed first-degree murder charges against a suspect in a Federal Heights stabbing that left one woman dead. The man is still missing and police believe he may be heading for the Mexico border. Officers are still searching for Adrian Carracedo-Vega, 35, in connection to a stabbing that occurred on Dec.…
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1 killed, 1 injured in Westminster apartment shooting
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An altercation on Monday evening led to the death of one Westminster man and the injury of another following a shooting at the Hidden Lake Apartments complex. Officers responded to a shooting report at the complex at 3800 West 68th Avenue around 8:30 p.m. on Monday, according to a press release by the Westminster Police…
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Man killed in suspected hit-and-run in Aurora
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man died in a fatal crash that officials believe to have been a hit-and-run in Aurora early Monday morning. Aurora police responded to a report of a man down near the intersection of Yosemite Street and East Colfax Avenue around 1:20 a.m. Christmas Day…
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1 dead following shooting in Thornton Topgolf parking lot
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One man allegedly shot and killed another in the parking lot of the Thornton Topgolf location, causing the business to shut down on Saturday. Police responded to a reported shooting in the 16000 block of Grant Street around 1 a.m. Saturday, according to a press…