Tag: Shooting
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Second victim dies from North Denver shooting, family mourns and launches fundraiser
The man shot in Russell Square Park on April 5 died Sunday after being in critical condition for a week, and investigators identified a possible suspect, according to the Denver Police Department. Police said they responded to a shooting at 6 p.m. April 5 in the 3600 block of Vine Street near Russell Square Park,…
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1 hospitalized in Denver police shooting near Dry Gulch Park
One person was injured and hospitalized in a police shooting near Lakewood / Dry Gulch Park in west Denver on Tuesday evening. The suspect, a man, was armed with a rifle-type gun and threatened a responding officer with it while hiding in an alleyway in the area of 1000 South Quitman Street, Denver Police Department…
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Man arrested in fatal southeast Denver shooting over alleged money dispute
Denver police arrested a suspect in connection with a fatal shooting that took place in southeast Denver Thursday afternoon. Daniel Villegas, 19, faces a first-degree murder charge after he allegedly shot and killed a 19-year-old male victim in the 10100 block of East Virginia Avenue around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, the Denver Police Department said in…
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Greeley police fatally shoot knife-wielding man
Greeley police officers fatally shot a 20-year-old man after he allegedly killed his brother and charged at responding officers. The department responded at about 9:20 a.m. on Saturday to reports of a man running with a knife and found the man running east on 20th Street from 59 Avenue, the department said in a news…
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1 killed in shooting in downtown Denver
Police are investigating a shooting that killed one person in downtown Denver on Saturday evening. The Denver Police Department said officers were called at 6:43 p.m. to a shooting in the area of 17th Street and Glenarm Place. One victim, a man, was transported to the hospital, where he died, police said. It’s not clear…
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Longmont police officer fatally shoots ‘suicidal’ woman
A Longmont police officer fatally shot a woman Thursday afternoon after she allegedly brandished a firearm. Longmont police responded at about 4:15 p.m. to the 1500 block of East Third Avenue after receiving a report of a suicidal woman, according to a Longmont Public Safety Department Facebook post. After speaking with the woman, the post…
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Man arrested on suspicion of murder in northeast Denver shooting
Denver Police announced Wednesday evening they had arrested a man on suspicion of murder in connection with a homicide the day before. Lavon Wedgeworth, 44, faces a first-degree murder charge over a fatal shooting that took place in the 12400 block of East 42nd Avenue Tuesday, near Interstate 70 exit at Peoria Street, the Denver…
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Man fatally shot in northeast Denver, police said
A man was shot and killed in northeast Denver, police said Tuesday. According to an X post from the Denver Police Department, an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound was found in the 12400 block of East 42nd Avenue. He was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police said the homicide…
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Washington Park shooting suspect awaiting second evaluation
The legal case involving a man suspected of shooting people at Washington Park last year encountered another delay on Monday. Ryan Egelston, 29, appeared in court Monday morning alongside his defense attorney, Robert Halpern. Halpern told Denver District Court Judge Michael W.V. Angel that Egelston needs a second psychiatric evaluation before going forward with the…
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2 students arrested after fake school shooting at Adams City High School
Commerce City Police Department officers arrested two students after they allegedly called in a false bomb threat on Wednesday and faked a school shooting, including using simulated blood, at Adams City High School. “For many, calls of this nature are their worst nightmare. Whether a first responder, a parent, a teacher or a student —…