Tag: Fatal Shooting
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Denver homicide suspect arrested in Arizona; affidavit sealed from public view
A 51-year-old man on Tuesday was arrested in Arizona in connection with a March 29 homicide in Denver, police announced. Francisco Ivan Romero was arrested “with the assistance of law enforcement in Arizona,” the Denver Police Department said in a news release Wednesday. He’s being held on suspicion of first-degree murder. The arrest stemmed from…
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Man found fatally shot at Aurora car wash
Aurora police responded to a shooting death on East Colfax Avenue late Thursday, according to a news release. Police got word of the death from a 911 caller, who reported finding an unconscious man at a car wash in the 8900 block of East Colfax Ave., which is in the North Aurora neighborhood, between the…
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Commerce City police arrest suspect in shooting outside home
Commerce City police arrested a suspect Friday in a fatal shooting on July 14. Omar Nieves, 28, was arrested and booked into the Adams County Detention Center, according to a Commerce City Police Department news release. The homicide happened on July 14 just before 6 a.m. in front of a home in the 11500 block…
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Denver police arrest 3 suspects in May shooting that killed 1, injured 4
Denver police arrested three suspects in connection with a May shooting that killed one person and injured several others. On Thursday, police arrested a juvenile male, 25-year-old Richard Kemp and 30-year-old Jasmine Marin as suspects in the shooting, according to a Denver Police Department news release. The incident happened on May 10 shortly before 9…
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Englewood police shoot, kill “high-risk” suspect
Englewood police officers fatally shot a “high-risk” suspect after several hours of trying to negotiate a surrender Tuesday, according to investigators. On Tuesday morning, Englewood Police Department’s (EPD) SWAT team responded to help Denver Police Department’s Fugitive Unit with a high-risk search warrant, according to a news release. At 2:45 p.m., Englewood SWAT responded to…
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‘I shot him. He’s a monster.’: Woman arrested in Highlands Ranch after husband fatally shot
A woman was arrested on murder charges in Highlands Ranch Tuesday after allegedly shooting and killing her husband, whom she called “a monster” to dispatchers. Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a shooting Tuesday at a home at 9647 Timberhawk Circle in Highlands Ranch, according to an arrest affidavit. The call came…
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Greeley teen charged as adult after 15-year-old ex-girlfriend shot, killed
A 16-year-old Greeley boy is being charged as an adult after allegedly shooting and killing his 15-year-old ex-girlfriend. Jovanni Sirio-Cardona was charged with first-degree murder, and other felony counts, following the June 16 shooting death of Lily Silva-Lopez, 15. Greeley Police officers responded to the shooting at a trailer home at 435 N. 35th Avenue…
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Denver Police release body cam footage from 2 officer-involved shootings in same day
Denver Police released body camera footage and updated information on two recent officer-involved shootings that injured two officers, one suspect and left another suspect dead on June 7. The first shooting that day happened around 4 a.m. outside of the Quality Inn near North Speer Boulevard and Interstate 25, Major Crimes Division Commander Matt Clark…
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DA: Denver officers justified in fatal September shooting
A non-Denver district attorney determined the Denver Police officers involved in the September shooting that left a suspect dead in Broomfield will not face criminal charges, according to a decision letter. The shooting death of Anthony Lainez happened after he eluded officers, carjacked a vehicle and took its driver hostage with a firearm and shot…
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Aurora road-rage shooting kills Denver man
A road-rage shooting in Aurora left a 48-year-old Denver man dead Monday night. Officers responded to the shooting report at 9:53 p.m. Monday on South Havana Street near East Idaho Place in the Dayton Triangle neighborhood, according to an Aurora Police Department news release. A 48-year-old Denver man with a gunshot wound was rushed to…