COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A Sheppard Air Force Base Airman was sentenced to life in federal prison on Friday after prosecutors said he traveled from Texas to Colorado Springs to kidnap and sexually abuse a 14-year-old girl. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Texas, 24-year-old Travis Robert Larson pleaded guilty in
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– Two women are facing multiple felony charges after Colorado Springs police say gunfire erupted during an early-morning confrontation in the Astrozon Plaza parking lot, leaving a teenage girl critically injured. According to an arrest affidavit from the Colorado Springs Police Department, the shooting happened just after 3 a.m. Sunday in a plaza
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The man accused of stabbing and killing University of Colorado Colorado Springs professor Haleh Abghari in a 2024 attack was found guilty of murder by an El Paso County jury on Thursday. Following a multi-day trial, Ceasar Lorenzo Wilson was found guilty on all charges on Feb. 26, including second-degree
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Police say a shelter-in-place order was lifted overnight after a six-hour barricade situation in an east Colorado Springs neighborhood ended with a suspect in custody. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), at around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25, officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Audubon
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Update 2/26: The El Paso County Coroner’s office confirms that Cedric Harp has passed away from their injuries. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A 39-year-old man faces weapon and reckless endangerment charges after driving his vehicle into Prospect Lake in Colorado Springs last week, according to arrest records. The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) says
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Springs police are searching for three suspects who they say fired multiple shots at security officers after they were caught burglarizing a closed business near the Citadel Mall just after midnight on Tuesday. The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) says it initially received a report of shots fired at
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Editor’s note: The video above is the full report released by the police and contains footage of a shooting. Viewer discretion is advised. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) has released video showing the moments as a female suspect reportedly reached for an officer’s gun, and was in turn shot.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A Venezuelan man is now facing federal charges after allegedly assaulting and threatening ICE agents and destroying government property during a transport in Colorado Springs. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado says 29-year-old Jorge Torres-Perez of Venezuela is facing one count of assault on a federal officer,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– Police are investigating a double stabbing that left two men with serious injuries early Sunday morning. According to authorities, the communications center received a report at 12:46 a.m. of a possible shooting near Galley Road and North Murray Boulevard. Multiple callers reported a male lying in the roadway and bleeding. Officers
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LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KRDO) – Officials in Lakewood are warning community members of an online scam exploiting the recent death of a local firefighter. According to West Metro Fire Rescue (WMFR), scammers have begun circulating messages and posts on Facebook using a photo of West Metro Engineer Kyle Bartlett and fake articles about his recent passing
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Coroner has identified the victim from the Feb. 5 shooting in the 2500 block of Gunnison Street off of N. Circle Drive and E. Boulder Street. The victim has been identified as 54-year-old Donald Tallman, according to the coroner. Photo of Donald Tallman courtesy of CSPD
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Police in Pueblo say a 63-year-old man is now facing murder charges after an argument escalated into a deadly shooting at a hotel on Saturday evening. According to the Pueblo Police Department (PPD), just after 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 7, officers were sent to the Days Inn by Wyndham Pueblo, located
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) says it has arrested a 24-year-old man accused of shooting someone in a parking lot. The victim’s juvenile child called 911, CSPD says. According to CSPD, they received a call about the shooting on the evening of Jan. 31. Police say that a juvenile
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A man previously described by the sheriff’s office as one of the county’s “most-wanted violent fugitives” has been located after walking away from a community corrections facility. Officials said 37-year-old Richard Capek left ICCS Pueblo on Jan. 31. After a search, the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) announced Friday that
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) reports that a suspect in custody on felony charges escaped by breaking through a restroom ceiling while being seen at a local hospital around 4:48 p.m. on Feb. 3. According to court documents, Seann Patrick Siegfried was taken to Penrose Main Hospital for medical clearance.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) says that it has arrested a man accused of a December 2025 shooting. According to CSPD, 21-year-old Christopher Bennings confessed to the shooting after he was taken in custody on a misdemeanor warrant. Police say the shooting occurred on Dec. 11 in the 1600
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CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (KRDO) – Five years after a man with a traumatic brain injury vanished from a care facility in Castle Rock, his case is now being featured on the nationally-renowned true crime podcast “Missing Persons.” The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) says Robert Gautsche was last seen on Feb. 4, 2021, walking near
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Fire crews say no injuries were reported after they worked to knock down a fire at Colorado Springs motel on Wednesday night. According to the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD), at around 11:30 p.m. on Feb. 4, crews responded to a working structure fire at the Motel 6 off of
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Video obtained by KRDO13 shows the moments as an injured Colorado Springs officer is carried by his peers to safety. You can watch the video above. On Monday, the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) said both the officer and a suspect were injured in a shooting. That afternoon, officers arrived
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) has announced the identity of a woman who police say attempted to grab an officer’s shotgun and was shot in return by a Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) officer. 30-year-old Micaela Pasillas was taken to the hospital, is expected to survive her injuries,
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