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Man arrested, victim identified in Friday shooting

Colorado Springs police say they arrested a man suspected in a deadly Friday shooting at an apartment complex the Citadel Mall.

On Tuesday, police confirmed the Saturday arrest of 35-year-old Richard Dolan in the death of 41-year-old David Dawson.

On Friday, officers were called to 3615 E. Uintah St. at The Birchwood Village Apartments around 10:10 a.m. and found a man dead with a gunshot wound, police said.

After officers obtained evidence and an arrest warrant, they booked Dolan in the El Paso County jail, police said.

Dawson’s death is the seventh homicide investigation in Colorado Springs this year. Police investigated 17 homicides at this time last year.

Richard Dolan. (Courtesy of Colorado Springs Police Department)
Richard Dolan. (Courtesy of Colorado Springs Police Department)
Colorado Springs police secure the scene of a deadly shooting Friday in the 3600 block of Uintah Drive near The Citadel mall. (O’Dell Isaac, The Gazette)
Colorado Springs police secure the scene of a deadly shooting Friday in the 3600 block of Uintah Drive near The Citadel mall. (O’Dell Isaac, The Gazette)


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