CRIME & SAFETY
Paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine before his death avoids prison
BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — A former paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with a powerful sedative avoided prison and was sentenced to probation Friday after his homicide conviction in the Black man’s death, which helped fuel the 2020 racial injustice protests. Jeremy Cooper had faced up to three years...
Man dies months after January shooting, death investigated as homicide
DENVER — Denver Police put out a plea Thursday to the public for tips about a January shooting that is now a homicide investigation after one of the victims succumbed to his injuries this week. Lyle "Alex" Kerr, 42, was shot while inside a vehicle parked near East 7th...
Man wanted for attempted murder in Denver
DENVER — The Denver Police Department is looking for a suspect wanted for attempted murder. Noah Josiah Martinez, 21, is wanted in connection to an incident that happened at about 1:20 a.m. on March 10 in the 1700 block of West Mississippi Avenue, according to police. Martinez is described...
Mom says students protected her son when man tried to grab him during recess
AURORA, Colo. (KCNC) -- Parents from an Aurora elementary school are livid at the response of school staff during and in the hours following an alleged kidnapping attempt of a 5th-grader from school grounds. That kidnapping attempt is alleged to have happened last Friday at Black Forest Hills Elementary School,...
Douglas County deputies won't be charged for shooting suspect who pointed a gun at them
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — No charges will be filed against Douglas County Deputies who shot a suspect after he led police on a pursuit from Thornton to Douglas County, then crashed into a 7-Eleven store, and pointed a gun at deputies. "I reviewed all of the evidence provided by...
Family of attempted kidnapping suspect feels the system has failed him
AURORA, Colo. — The family of a man who is accused of grabbing an elementary school child is pointing to what they perceive as systemic failures that have repeatedly allowed him back on the streets leading him to pose a threat to himself and society. Solomon Galligan was formally...
Former Denver officers speak out about harassment
Former female Denver Police Department officers said there needs to be a change from within for women to feel safe working there. FOX31's Rachel Saurer hears their stories as a police misconduct bill moves through the Colorado legislature.
Fire destroys home of family already facing cancer battle
LAFAYETTE, Colo. — A house fire in Lafayette has left a family with nothing, adding to a year already fraught with hardship. The fire consumed the family's home on Flatiron Drive early Saturday morning. Robert Rodriguez, his wife Kathy Rodriguez and Robert's father Felix Rodriguez narrowly escaped. The cause...
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