Tag: Second-degree Murder
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Brothers sentenced to decades in prison for Denver Aquarium drive-by shooting
Two brothers were each sentenced to multiple decades in prison Friday for a drive-by shooting that killed a teenager outside the Denver Aquarium in 2024. Antonio Vasquez and Jason Trujillo were sentenced to 40 and 20 years in prison, respectively, after each pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the Feb. 14, 2024 shooting that killed…
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Lakewood man sentenced to 48 years in drunken murder retrial after appeal
A Lakewood man was sentenced to 48 years in prison Tuesday after a Weld County jury convicted him of second-degree murder for the second time. Kenneth Hoschouer, 45, was found guilty in December of murdering Christopher Grau, who was dating Hoschourer’s daughter, on July 5, 2019, according to a Tuesday news release from the 19th…
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Denver man sentenced to life without parole for 2022 gang killing on East Colfax
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver District Court Judge Nikea Bland sentenced a man to life in prison without parole Friday for a 2022 gang murder in an East Colfax neighborhood that killed a community activist and innocent bystander. Pa Reh of Denver and three other defendants were charged with shooting…
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Aurora teen sentenced to 30 years for fatal shootings
An Aurora teenager will serve 30 years in prison for his role in two fatal shootings. Dhaevontae Rogers-Broadus, 18, was sentenced to 20 and 30 years behind bars after pleading guilty to second-degree murder for his involvement in the shooting deaths of Ahmed Zaniuldeen, 23, and Raphael Velin, 15, respectively, occurring 11 days apart from…
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Man pleads guilty to Denver murder of 14-year-old in 2022
A man pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder charges in connection with the death of a 14-year-old in 2022. Diego Lopez, who was 16 at the time of the incident, faces up to 48 years in prison for the killing of 14-year-old Josiaz “Jojo” Aragon, according to a news release from the Denver District Attorney.…
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Ex-Clear Creek County sheriff’s deputy Andrew Buen convicted of criminally negligent homicide
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A jury found former Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Andrew Buen guilty of criminally negligent homicide — but not of second-degree murder — in the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Christian Glass on June 11, 2022 outside of Silver Plume. The charge is a lesser included offense in the second-degree murder charge. Buen stood at the podium…
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Man sentenced to 48 years for stabbing mom to death
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man who stabbed his mother to death before setting fire to their Castle Rock home in 2022 will spend 48 years behind bars. Matthew Buchanan was sentenced Wednesday morning in Douglas County District Court. In May, he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, attempted first-degree…
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Denver teen pleads guilty to killing 16-year-old girl in 2022
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An 18-year-old Denver man pleaded guilty to the shooting and killing of a 16-year-old girl back in 2022. Deontre Hollie pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for shooting and killing Tayanna Manuel and first-degree assault for shooting and injuring of another victim in northeast Denver, according to…
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Aurora mother sentenced to 84 years for killing 5-year-old daughter
Alexus Nelson, 28, was sentenced on Wednesday
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‘I shot him. He’s a monster.’: Woman arrested in Highlands Ranch after husband fatally shot
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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…