Author: Nate Lynn
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Deadly shooting was sparked by demand for free food, police say
A man has been arrested and is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with a shooting that started with a demand for free food Thursday afternoon in west Denver. Rafael Acosta-Hernandez, 24, was arrested after the shooting that occurred around 12:18 p.m. Thursday in the 2600 block of Zuni Street, near the intersection with…
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Body matching description of missing CU student found
BOULDER — A body matching the description of a University of Colorado freshman who went missing nearly a week ago was found Saturday. The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office said at 10:41 a.m. Saturday, they were notified by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks rangers of a deceased female found near the 40-mile marker…
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1 person killed in shooting outside Denver aquarium
The Denver Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that happened outside of Denver’s aquarium Wednesday afternoon. Police believe the victim, a man, was the intended target of the drive-by shooting. Police said the shooting happened just after 3 p.m. in the area of the Downtown Aquarium at 700 Water Street. The victim was taken…
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2 killed in crash on E-470 in Thornton on Wednesday afternoon
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save THORNTON, Colo. — An 86-year-old Loveland man who was driving north in the southbound lanes of E-470 near Colorado Boulevard was killed in a multi-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon, a spokesman for the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) tells Denver Gazette news partner 9News. Three other people were…
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Deputies investigate carjacking that killed Iraqi refugee
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting and carjacking early Wednesday that took the life of a young Iraqi refugee. Ahmed Zainuldeen had been in the United States for less than a year when he was shot and killed while trying to stop…
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2 killed in plane crash near Aspen
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two men are dead after a small plane went down east of Aspen on Saturday. According to a release from the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office, dispatchers received a call just before 10:30 a.m. Sunday from someone reporting that her friend had left the Aspen Pitkin…
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Machete-wielding man shot by officer, Denver Police say
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man armed with a large knife was taken to the hospital after being shot by a police officer, the Denver Police Department (DPD) said. According to DPD, police received a report of a man…