Tag: Shooting
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Denver police arrest two teenagers in connection with Russell Square Park shooting
Denver police have arrested two teenagers in connection with a drive-by shooting that killed two people at Russell Square Park in April. Dazirius Wilford, 18, faces a first-degree murder charge for allegedly shooting and killing 18-year-old Pharrow Ware during a family gathering at Russell Square Park in the 3600 block of North Vine Street around…
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1 dead after Sunday shooting near City Park, police say
One person died after a shooting southeast of City Park on Sunday morning, the police said. The Denver Police Department posted about the incident on social media just after 5 a.m. Sunday, saying officers were investigating a shooting with one victim in the area of East Colfax Avenue and North Dahlia Street. Officials later noted…
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Aurora man shot dead in alley after argument Sunday morning
A man was fatally shot in an alley during an argument involving a group of people in Aurora early Sunday morning, the police said. Officers arrived at an alley between the 1400 blocks of Dallas and Clinton streets around 4:30 a.m. Sunday, where they found the 25-year-old victim suffering from a gunshot wound, according to…
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Denver DA rules officers justified in August shooting
The Denver District Attorney concluded that three Denver Police Department officers who shot a man in August used a justifiable amount of force. The shooting occurred at about 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 25 in a parking lot at 1233 W. Alameda Ave., according to a report by DA John Walsh that was released Wednesday. 911…
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Teen killed in northeast Denver shooting at Montbello Recreation Center
A teenager was shot and killed by another teen inside the Montbello Recreation Center in northeast Denver Tuesday night, Denver police said. The shooting took place in the 15000 block of East 53rd Avenue, just south of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, the Denver Police Department said on social media just after 7 p.m. Thursday. Officers…
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Man dead after deputy-involved shooting in Douglas County
A man was found dead inside a Franktown home Sunday after a Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputy fired shots while responding to a reported assault in progress, authorities said. Deputies were called at about 12:53 p.m. to a home in the 3200 block of Weasel Way after a child reported that an adult man was…
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Man breaking into Thornton vehicles fatally shot, police say
Thornton police are investigating an early-morning homicide Sunday that occurred in the 9700 block of Ogden Court. Officers were dispatched to the area shortly after 3 a.m. when a caller reported someone attempting to break into a vehicle and said shots had been fired, police said. A 34-year-old man was found near a crashed truck…
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Man allegedly shoots, kills knife-wielding brother during argument in Aurora
Aurora police arrested a man after he allegedly shot and killed his older brother during an argument between the two on Tuesday evening, according to the Aurora Police Department. Officers first responded to a 911 call about a shooting involving two brothers in the 1800 block of South Fairplay Street just after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday,…
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Man sentenced in Evergreen shooting, police chase
A Lakewood man will spend more than a decade behind bars after slamming a stolen truck into police vehicles in Evergreen last fall. Jefferson County District Judge Jason Carrithers on Monday sentenced 33-year-old Tyler James Young to 13 years in prison and three years of mandatory parole on convictions that stemmed from a police chase…
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Aurora officer stabbed in head during shooting remains hospitalized
An Aurora police officer who was stabbed in the head during a shooting in early April remains in the hospital about two weeks later, the department said Tuesday. Mark Moore, who joined the department in 2012 and was assigned to the K-9 Unit in 2019, sustained life-threatening injuries during the altercation in which he shot…