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Deputies fatally shoot man at northern Colorado landfill

by The Associated Press

Authorities in northern Colorado are investigating the fatal shooting of a man by sheriff’s deputies. Two deputies attempted to contact the unidentified man Thursday afternoon at the Larimer County landfill and opened fire, hitting the suspect, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. It did not release any other details about what led […]

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Owner of Sol Tribe, a well-respected Denver tattoo shop, was among Monday’s shooting victims

by Colorado Sun staff & wire report

By Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press Police were investigating Tuesday after a gunman went on a shooting rampage through several business districts in the Denver area, killing four people and wounding three others, including an officer as police pursued him. The suspect also died Monday night after exchanging gunfire with officers in a shopping district […]

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Police still looking for motive in Colorado Springs birthday party that left 7 dead

by The Associated Press

By Thomas Peipert, James Anderson and Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS — A shooting at a birthday party inside a trailer park home in Colorado Springs that killed six people before the gunman took his own life stunned a state weary of gun violence just weeks after another Colorado mass shooting killed 10 […]

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Suspect, 95, charged with murder in Lafayette assisted living shooting

by The Associated Press

By Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press A 95-year-old resident of an assisted living facility accused of shooting and killing a maintenance worker has been charged with first-degree murder. The suspect, Okey Payne, appeared in court in Boulder on Wednesday to be advised of the charges filed against him. According to court records, Payne was also […]

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Police: 95-year-old Colorado man shot assisted living worker to stop “thievery”

by The Associated Press

By COLLEEN SLEVIN, The Associated Press A 95-year-old Colorado man accused of shooting and killing a maintenance worker at his assisted living center told police he was tired of staffers stealing money from him and decided to shoot the man to make the thefts stop, according to a court document released Thursday. Okey Payne was […]