Tag: memorial park
-
Coloradans get carried away: A guide to the 50th Labor Day Lift Off
If you’re looking for a Labor Day weekend activity that doesn’t involve sweating at a barbecue or arguing over who gets the last burger, may we suggest looking up? For three days, dozens of hot air balloons will inflate across the grass of Memorial Park at 1605 E. Pikes Peak Ave., with their bright colors…
-
1 injured in shooting at Memorial Park, suspect sought
One person is injured and a suspect remains at large after a shooting in Memorial Park Sunday, law enforcement officials said. The incident took place at about 8:50 p.m. as officers from the Gold Hill division were monitoring a car meetup at the park, police said. The officers responded when they heard gunshots and found…
-
Police investigate third shooting in less than a week around Memorial Park
Police are investigating a possible connection between a large altercation in east Colorado Springs and a gunshot victim who showed up at an area hospital early Monday, law enforcement officials said. Officers responded to a 3:30 a.m. call about a “physical disturbance” involving several people in the 700 block of South Prospect Street. As they…
-
1 seriously injured in shooting at Memorial Park; suspects sought
One person was seriously injured in a shooting at Memorial Park on Saturday afternoon, with two suspects still at large, according to law enforcement officials. The shooting took place just after 4:30 p.m. on the southwest side of the park near Prospect Lake, according to police. When officers arrived at the scene, they found one…
-
Investigation underway after shooting near Memorial Park
A man is in the hospital after a shooting unfolded near Memorial Park Wednesday night, Colorado Springs police confirmed. The shooting happened in the 300 block of South Hancock Avenue at about 9:15 p.m., according to the Police Department. Officers found the man with at least one non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the torso when they…
-
19-year-old identified in apparent shooting death near Memorial Park
The man who died after a shooting near Memorial Park early Saturday as been identified, according to a news release by Colorado Springs police. Shots were fired at about 2:30 a.m. on South Hancock Avenue, where officers found a dead man inside a car in a parking lot. They also spotted a possible suspect vehicle…
-
Man shot, killed in overnight shooting in Colorado Springs; suspect arrested
One man is dead and another is in jail after a shooting near Memorial Park early Saturday. Shots were fired at about 2:30 a.m. on South Hancock Avenue, where officers found a dead man inside a car in a parking lot. They also spotted a possible suspect vehicle drive off, according to the Colorado Springs…
-
Girls’ state tennis list: Pikes Peak region boasts numerous individual qualifiers for tournament
The girls’ tennis season has reached its final week of competition. Numerous Pikes Peak region players qualified for the individual state tournament, which begins Thursday and will conclude Saturday. The Colorado High School Activities Association on Monday released pairings for the upcoming three-day tournament, which can be found on CHSAA’s website. First round and quarterfinal…
-
‘Welcome home’: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Day commemorated in Colorado Springs
Flags snapped in the breeze, hand salutes were rendered and tears flowed at Memorial Park on Sunday as Colorado Springs observed Vietnam Veterans Memorial Day. Proclaimed by President Barack Obama in 2012 and signed into law by President Donald Trump in 2017, March 29 is the day set aside to commemorate the millions of service…
-
Vertical skate ramp torn down in Memorial Park after decade of use
Colorado Springs skateboarders are left with one fewer place to challenge their skills after the city demolished the large wooden skate ramp in Memorial Park on Monday. The 14-foot-tall vertical ramp and the smaller, adjacent vertical ramp were installed in 2012 through a partnership between the city and a nonprofit called Sk8-Strong. The additions were…