Tag: Fatal Shooting
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Denver charges man in fatal shooting at Cherry Street apartment
Denver District Attorney’s Office prosecutors charged a man with first-degree murder and other charges after the May 20 shooting that killed a man and injured a woman. Prosecutors charged Antonio Simpson, 34, with one count of first-degree murder for allegedly killing John Martinez, 46, according to a news release. Simpson is also charged with one…
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Denver police arrest 18-year-old suspect in fatal Meade Street shooting
Denver police arrested a suspect in an April 17 shooting that killed an 18-year-old. On Thursday, police arrested Alonzo Chávez, 18, in connection with the homicide, according to a Denver Police Department news release. Chávez is being held for investigation of first-degree murder. The incident happened around 11:30 p.m. on April 17 in the area…
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Police arrest suspect in Denver shooting that killed 1
Editors note: This story was updated with the victim’s identification June 1. Denver police arrested a suspect Thursday in the May 20 shooting murder on Cherry Street. Antonio Simpson, 34, faces charges of first-degree murder, but the final determination of charges will come from the Denver District Attorney’s office. On May 20 just before 7…
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3 men sentenced in 2021 crime spree that shocked Denver’s Jewish community
Three of five men involved in a 2021 crime spree that left an 18-year-old dead and another victim paralyzed were sentenced to decades in prison each, the Denver District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. Noah Loepp-Hall, 21, Seth LaRhode, 22, Aiden Sides, 22, Isaiah Freeman, 20, and Samuel Fussell, 20, entered guilty pleas earlier this year…
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Man found dead with gunshot wound after crashing car into Aurora convenience store
Aurora Police responded to a vehicle crash early Saturday morning and found the victim dead with a gunshot wound on the ground outside of the car.
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1 dead in Edgewater shooting at Tesla charging station
A shooting between two people at an Edgewater Tesla charging station left one man dead Wednesday morning, and anther in custody on suspicion of homicide. The shooting happened in the Edgewater Public Market parking lot, in the 5500 block of West 20th Avenue, which is just west of Sloan’s Lake, according to a Jefferson County…
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Denver police shoot, kill suspect allegedly holding family hostage with knife
Denver Police officers shot and killed a suspect who allegedly took his family members hostage and assaulted one of them with a knife Monday evening. The initial call about a family disturbance involving a knife came in at 8:30 p.m. Monday, according Denver Police Department Chief Ron Thomas. Officers responded to the disturbance, at a…
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Thornton police officer shoots and kills suspect at Northglenn apartment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Thornton police officer shot and killed a suspect with multiple arrest warrants at a Northglenn apartment Friday. The shooting occurred in the 300 block of Malley Drive, according to a Northglenn and Thornton Police Departments news release. The area is just east of I-25…
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Englewood ‘domestic violence homicide’ leaves 1 dead
A shooting in Englewood left a woman dead Thursday morning, and a man arrested on “domestic violence homicide” charges, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were dispatched to a house in the 5200 block of South Geneva Way about 8 a.m. Thursday. When they arrived, they found a 42-year-old woman dead of a…
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Greeley police officer cleared by grand jury for fatal shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A grand jury in Weld County has decided not to indict a Greeley police officer for fatally shooting a man on Nov. 8 after a standoff. Seth Luedtke, part of the Greeley Police Department’s SWAT team, shot Benjamine Weise seven times in the head and…