A man who shot and wounded two demonstrators while apparently aiming at a Jeep that was headed toward the crowd during a protest in suburban Denver in 2020 was convicted Thursday of several charges. Samuel Young, 24, was found guilty of two counts of second-degree assault, four counts of attempted manslaughter and a single count […]
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Colorado Springs officer who said “Kill Them All” at protest against racial injustice sued for excessive force
By Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press A Colorado Springs police officer disciplined for saying “Kill Them All” during a livestream of a protest against racial injustice and police violence last year is one of two officers accused of using excessive force on a woman following an earlier protest in a federal lawsuit. In the lawsuit […]
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Denver police investigate allegation that officer used baton to sexually assault protester
By Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press Denver police are investigating an allegation that an officer sexually assaulted a protester with a baton while taking him into custody in July. After police tackled Michael Jacobs at a park near the state Capitol on July 29, an officer plunged a baton into his backside several times, causing […]
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Aurora police arrest man sought in protest shooting on attempted homicide charges
Police have identified and arrested a person of interest in a shooting that happened after a Jeep drove toward protesters on a suburban Denver interstate during a demonstration over the death of a Black man stopped by police last year. Samuel Young, 23, is suspected of four counts of attempted homicide. Meanwhile, a man was […]