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2 Pueblo officers injured hit by ‘friendly fire’ in shooting that left Pueblo man dead • Colorado State University student shot into building before campus officer shot him, police say͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­͏‌  ­
 

Sunday, October 18, 2026

 

From boys on the brink to murder: How a notorious gang member and his sons cut a path of violence across Denver

The Denver Post traced one family’s path to examine how gang violence reverberates through generations, how young people slip through systemic cracks and how that cycle can be interrupted.

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2 Pueblo officers injured hit by ‘friendly fire’ in shooting that left Pueblo man dead

Two Pueblo police officers who were injured in a shooting last week were struck by other officers’ gunfire in a shooting that also left one man dead, police said Friday.

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Colorado State University student shot into building before campus officer shot him, police say

CSU student Brooks Bottenhorn shot into the microbiology building, then, still holding the handgun, advanced toward the campus officer, police said.

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Deborah Nicholls denied bail after murder convictions overturned in 2003 fire that killed her 3 kids

“I do find that there is a fair likelihood the defendant is in danger of a jury verdict of first-degree murder in this case,” El Paso County District Judge Judge Catherine Mitchell said.

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Woman sentenced to 22 years prison for Aurora home invasion that led to teen’s shooting death

A woman was sentenced to 22 years in prison Monday for her role in an Aurora home invasion that led to the 2025 shooting death of a teenage girl.

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Driver in Fort Collins Tour de Fat sidewalk crash facing vehicular homicide charge

The driver of the pickup truck that crashed into a busy Fort Collins sidewalk during the annual Tour de Fat parade and festival in August is facing charges after one person was killed and five were hospitalized, according to police.

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Former Broomfield, Adams CASA director charged in $110,000 fraud scheme

“Lindsay (Salas) did not want staff to see what had been purchased and indicated unapproved or fraudulent purchases.”

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Denver drug operation nets 107 arrests, 223 pounds of narcotics