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The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Friday, July 18
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Friday, July 18, 2025

Man arrested in Texas in connection with body found near I-25

Police are asking residents of Austin, New Mexico and Colorado to report any sightings of Jackson and Strong prior to May 24.

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Victim’s mother sues CU Colorado Springs, says campus mishandled complaints about dorm-room killer

The school failed to take action to protect students from Nicholas Jordan, the 26-year-old man who killed his roommate Samuel Knopp, 24, and Celie Montgomery, 26, the lawsuit alleges.

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20-year-old killed in weekend Capitol Hill shooting; Denver police seek tips

Denver police are seeking information about a weekend shooting in Capitol Hill that killed a 20-year-old man.

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Off-duty Colorado prison staffers involved in 70-round shootout with carjackers at Pueblo skatepark

One prison employee and two suspects were wounded in the shootout, which happened around 2:40 a.m. July 10, Pueblo police spokeswoman Bianca Hicks said.

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Aurora man arrested on suspicion of murder in Englewood Civic Center brawl

A 33-year-old Aurora man was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder after a fight outside the Englewood Civic Center that killed one man and seriously injured another.

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Weld County Jail deputy arrested for alleged sexual relationship with inmate

A Weld County Sheriff’s Office detentions deputy is accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with an inmate while on duty earlier this month.

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Nicknames, notes and a waddle: How Colorado fought a bank robbery surge

The rise in robberies came shortly after a surge in fentanyl overdoses, which doubled statewide from 2019 to 2020, according to the Colorado Health Institute, a public health policy research organiz