Denver police chief calls shooting death of Brandon Cole a “tremendous tragedy.” The incident is being reviewed by the district attorney’s office.
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10 wounded, 2 arrested in downtown Denver shooting after “drug deal right in the middle of celebration for NBA championship”
Police say 20 shots were fired from multiple weapons near the intersection of 20th and Market streets while Nuggets fans were celebrating early Tuesday morning
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Texas woman fatally shot by her boyfriend after traveling to Colorado to get abortion, police say
Gabriella Gonzalez was shot in the head in a Dallas parking lot after returning the night before from Colorado
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Fight between Tesla drivers ends in deadly shooting at Denver-area charging station
Man who turned himself in is released after fatally wounding 33-year-old man outside Edgewater food hall, police say
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Club Q survivors, co-owner testify before Congress and ask federal lawmakers to take action
“The fear-based and hateful rhetoric surrounding the LGBTQ+ community, especially around trans individuals and drag performers, leads to violence,” said James Slaugh who fled for his life during the Nov. 19 attack
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Two suspects killed inside stolen car by Douglas County deputies identified as Pueblo residents
About 35 rounds were fired in three exchanges of gunfire between deputies and pair inside a vehicle with no plates and punched-out locks
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The statewide gun regulations adopted in Colorado in the wake of the Aurora theater shooting
The 2012 Aurora theater shooting, which left 12 people dead and 70 others injured, prompted Colorado Democrats to immediately begin pursuing tighter regulations on firearms. Since the attack 10 years ago Wednesday, no fewer than 10 statewide changes to gun policy have been adopted, making Colorado one of the nation’s most progressive states when it […]
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From Columbine to Robb, 169 have been killed in U.S. mass school shootings
Mass shooters have killed hundreds of people throughout U.S. history in realms like stores, theaters and workplaces, but it is in schools and colleges where the carnage reverberates perhaps most keenly — places filled with children of tender ages, older students aspiring to new heights and the teachers planting the seeds of knowledge, their journeys all cut […]
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Separate shootings Monday in Denver area, Colorado Springs leave 7 wounded
Police on Monday were investigating several separate shootings in the Denver area and Colorado Springs that left seven people wounded. In Colorado Springs, two juveniles were shot in a parking lot outside The Citadel mall after a disturbance that started inside the mall, police spokesperson Lt. Pam Castro said. KKTV reported that one of the victims […]
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Florissant man kills himself after shooting at neighbors’ homes
FLORISSANT — A man was found dead after shooting at the homes of his neighbors in a Colorado mountain community early Sunday, leading residents to be evacuated, authorities said. The man was later found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his home in Florissant, about 35 miles northwest of Colorado Springs, the Teller County Sheriff’s […]