Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Saturday, November 1
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Saturday, November 1, 2025

2 killed in Halloween party shooting on Colorado’s Western Slope

Two people were killed in a shooting at a Halloween house party near Grand Junction on Friday night, according to the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office.

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Families sue Adams County jail for prohibiting visits while earning $3 million on jail phone calls

The Colorado case is the third lawsuit filed as part of a recent nationwide effort to force jails to allow in-person family visits.

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Suspect who fatally stabbed Denver man with 3-foot sword pleads guilty to murder

A Denver man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Thursday for fatally stabbing a passing driver with a 3-foot sword in the city’s College View neighborhood.

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Aurora man wanted on suspicion of murder in parking lot shooting

A 40-year-old man is wanted on suspicion of first-degree murder after police say he fatally shot another man in a northwest Aurora parking lot Saturday afternoon.

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2 killed in wrong-way crash on northbound I-25 near 6th Avenue

Northbound lanes of I-25 near Santa Fe Drive reopened just after 6:30 a.m.

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Vehicle collisions with wildlife spike 16% in Colorado after fall time change

For deer, the fall time change Sunday means trouble: a 16% spike in collisions with vehicles over the following week, despite years of safety campaigns and the construction of 75 special crossings along highways.

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6 men who died at Weld County dairy killed by hydrogen sulfide exposure

Six workers who died in August at Prospect Valley Dairy were killed by exposure to hydrogen sulfide gas, the Weld County Coroner confirmed Thursday.