Neighbor dispute near Gold Hill Mesa neighborhood turns deadly, suspect arrested

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - A man was shot and killed in the Gold Hill Mesa area of Colorado Springs over the weekend, according to police.

According to the affidavit, the incident, which began as an altercation over accusations of drug dealing and guns, led to the arrest of Timothy Arvidson, who is being charged with first-degree murder.

Police confirm that the shooting occurred in the Villa de Mesa gated community. Robert Dougher was at a friend's home when a neighbor, Arvidson, approached them and accused the group of selling drugs and having guns. Police reported that an altercation began, and Arvidson then shot Dougher.

Suzanne Mitchell, a friend of Bobby and a witness to the events, tells KRDO13 that she attempted to drive him to the hospital.

"My first thought was to get him to the hospital. So I put him in the car, and then I got up to 21st Street and realized that there's no way I was going to make it through that traffic," says Mitchell.

Mitchell pulled over into a 7-Eleven parking lot on 21st Street near Highway 24 and asked someone to call 911. Ambulance personnel tried to revive Dougher after pulling him from the car. Police stated that Dougher was dead when they arrived.

"The ambulance people pulled him out of the car and started to try to revive him, but it didn't work...I couldn't believe it. I was in shock. I have been just in a daze ever since then. I just can't believe that this would happen and there was no reason for it," says Mitchell.

When officers spoke with Arvidson, he admitted that he had shot someone earlier that day, and according to the affidavit, Arvidson was the only person with a gun during the incident.

Arvidson is being held without bond, confirms law enforcement.

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