Tag: death
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Colorado Springs mother suspected of children’s murder embroiled in contentious divorce
A Colorado Springs mother suspected of murdering her two young children in December has been embroiled in a long and contentious divorce. Kimberlee Singler, 35, accused her former husband Kevin Wentz of abuse and intimidation in court filings. He denied all the allegations of domestic violence and abuse in a formal statement on Wednesday that…
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Coban Porter appears in court facing four felony charges
Following the traffic death of Katharina Rothman, Coban Porter, a DU basketball player and brother of Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr., appeared in court
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Fentanyl Family: Inside Colorado’s deadly overdose siege
Starting in late 2016, Bruce Holder and his wife began smuggling thousands of fentanyl-laced pills over the border, through a quiet border station in Lukeville, Arizona. In the coming years, the family-turned-drug network would dominate the early fentanyl trade in western Colorado. Fentanyl has killed more than 1,600 Coloradans and tens of thousands of Americans…
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Man identified in Stratmoor death investigation
On Thursday, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office identified the man they found dead last weekend in Stratmoor. The man was identified as 45-year-old Shawn Deckert. Last Saturday, deputies responded to the Stratmoor Valley Park and Trailhead around 6:45 a.m. after they received a call that someone had found a body. At the time, deputies…
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Man identified in Stratmoor death investigation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On Thursday, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office identified the man they found dead last weekend in Stratmoor. The man was identified as 45-year-old Shawn Deckert. Last Saturday, deputies responded to the Stratmoor Valley Park and Trailhead around 6:45 a.m. after they received a call…
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Steve Handen, the ‘conscience of Colorado Springs’ leaves a legacy of work for the homeless and the poor
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Steve Handen, who founded the city’s first soup kitchen and other long-lasting endeavors to give the homeless and the destitute a chance to succeed, died Monday at age 81. “He was the conscience of Colorado Springs,” said Donna Johnson, a local clinical psychologist. “He was…
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Steve Handen, the ‘conscience of Colorado Springs’ leaves a legacy of work for the homeless and the poor
Steve Handen, who founded the city’s first soup kitchen and other long-lasting endeavors to give the homeless and the destitute a chance to succeed, died Monday at age 81. “He was the conscience of Colorado Springs,” said Donna Johnson, a local clinical psychologist. “He was a natural to do the work he did in social…
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18-year-old killed in Security-Widefield shooting identified: El Paso County Sheriff’s Office
A man killed Sunday evening in a shooting in Security-Widefield has been identified, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Isaac Garcia, 18, was one of two men found shot just after 5 p.m. Sunday when deputies responded to a call about multiple shots fired in the 4800 block of Spokane Way, near the…
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Man shot dead in eastern Colorado Springs
A man was shot dead in eastern Colorado Springs Tuesday night, police tweeted. Colorado Springs police arrived in the 1200 block of Potter Drive shortly before 9:25 p.m. and found a man with at least one gunshot wound. While police have not yet disclosed the exact location of the shooting, the 1200 block of Potter…
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Man shot dead in eastern Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man was shot dead in eastern Colorado Springs Tuesday night, police tweeted. Colorado Springs police arrived in the 1200 block of Potter Drive shortly before 9:25 p.m. and found a man with at least…