Tag: Police Shooting
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Longmont Police officer cleared in shooting
Longmont Police Ofc. Nathan Miller fired seven shots into a Longmont home on June 15 after a pursuit. Luckily, he missed and the homeowner who fired at him first with a pellet gun because he thought he was an intruder lived. 20th Judicial District Attorney Michael Dougherty determined that the weapon discharge was justified and…
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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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14-year-old shot, killed by Aurora police identified
The teen who was shot and killed by an Aurora police officer Thursday was identified as 14-year-old Jor’Dell Da’Shawn Richardson. The Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office released Richardson’s identity Friday after the teen was shot by law enforcement in Aurora. His cause of death is a gunshot wound and his manner of death is classified as…
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Littleton police officer shoots, kills suspect
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Littleton Police Department officer shot and killed a suspect early Thursday morning. At 1:05 a.m. Thursday, police contacted a “suspicious vehicle” near the intersection of South Bannock Street and West Powers Avenue, just west of Broadway, according to a Littleton Police Department news release.…
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Domestic violence suspect dies after being shot by Fountain police
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The domestic violence suspect shot by a police officer Sunday has died of his injuries, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said in a release Saturday. On Sunday at 6:45 p.m., the Fountain Police Department…
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Formal charges filed against man accused of killing Arvada police officer
A slew of charges were filed Monday against the 31-year-old man accused of killing Arvada Police officer Dillon Michael Vakoff. First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King charged Sonny Almanza with 11 counts in connection with the Sept. 11 death of Vakoff and the shooting of Mercedes Lopez, who was injured in the chaos that erupted…
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No bond for Arvada police shooting suspect
The man accused of fatally shooting Arvada police Officer Dillon Vakoff will be held in jail without bond, a Jefferson County District Court judge ruled Wednesday. Sonny Almanza, 31, appeared in a Jefferson County courtroom via video chat and stood, both hands holding on tightly to a podium. He was in an orange jail outfit…
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No charges for Colorado DOC officers who shot, killed man wanted on parole violations
Two Colorado Department of Corrections officers who shot and killed a man wanted for parole violations will not face any criminal charges, District Attorney Beth McCann ruled Wednesday. The officers fatally shot 38-year-old Aaron Lang after they said Lang pointed a handgun at them on Oct. 20, 2021. The officers were surveilling Lang’s girlfriend’s Denver…
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Colorado fugitive accused of shooting officer in New Mexico
A man who escaped from a Colorado jail last month is accused of shooting a police officer in New Mexico on Friday, according to police. The Farmington Police Department said Elias Buck, 22, shot Officer Joesph Barreto during a traffic stop. Barreto pulled Buck over at around 10:15 p.m. after receiving a report of a…