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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5 killed, including gunman, in shooting spree across Denver and Lakewood
A gunman killed four people and injured several others, including a police officer, in a shooting spree that spanned Denver and Lakewood on Monday night. The suspect also died Monday, Lakewood police said. Officers had exchanged gunfire with the suspect in at least two areas. The gunman’s motivation was not clear. His identity was not […]
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Former police officer charged in shooting death of 17-year-old in Aurora
AURORA — A former police officer has been charged with second-degree murder and other crimes in the shooting death of a 17-year-old boy in suburban Denver last month, prosecutors said Wednesday. Adam Holen, 36, was arrested Wednesday in the Nov. 24 shooting in Aurora. Court records do not list an attorney for him. Police have […]
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Fourth teen charged with attempted murder in Aurora’s Hinkley High School shooting
AURORA — A fourth teenager has been charged with attempted murder in a shooting that wounded three students in the parking lot of a suburban Denver high school. The 18th Judicial District Attorney’s office said Tuesday that the 17-year-old boy faces four counts of attempted first degree murder in addition to two assault counts and […]
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Shootings involving teenagers in Aurora renew focus on gun violence
By Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press It was lunchtime on a mild day in the sprawling Denver suburb of Aurora when a truck full of teens pulled into a high school parking lot where students were gathered, and gunfire rang out. Three were wounded as others ran in fear. One of the boys charged in […]
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Aurora students will have to stay on campus during lunch after recent shootings
AURORA — After recent shootings involving teens in Aurora, the public school system has decided students will have to stay on campus during lunch break at least for the next several weeks. All high schools in Aurora will have closed campuses beginning Monday and continuing at least through winter break, an Aurora Public Schools spokesperson […]
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Five people wounded in Aurora shooting near party
Five people were wounded in a shooting early Sunday near a house party in Aurora. Police say there were called just after midnight to the intersection of East Colfax Avenue and North Dayton Street where officers found two people who had been shot. Three others showed up at a local hospital with gunshot wounds. “Responding […]
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Aurora shootings: Students and school staff grapple with a “growing crisis”
When classes resume Monday in Aurora Public Schools, psychologist Brittany Greiert won’t be at the elementary and middle school where she normally works. Instead, she’ll be at Hinkley High School, where three teens were shot and injured in the parking lot Friday. She and the rest of the district’s crisis response team will check in […]
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3 students shot in Aurora high school parking lot
AURORA — Three students were shot in the parking lot of a high school in Aurora, police said Friday. The shooting came after six students from another Aurora high school were shot and injured Monday at a park near their school. Aurora Police Chief Vanessa Wilson said that those shot Friday outside Hinkley High School […]
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6 Aurora Central High School students hospitalized after drive-by shooting at nearby park
AURORA — Six teenagers were wounded in a shooting at an Aurora park near their high school Monday afternoon. All of the victims attend Aurora Central High School. All are expected to survive, though one was undergoing emergency surgery. “My understanding is it was a drive-by shooting,” said Aurora police Chief Vanessa Wilson. She added […]