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Suspect and victim both due at courthouse for assault case before shooting in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) arrested a 29-year-old following a deadly shooting outside the El Paso County Courthouse. Court documents show that Shaquille Laneil Brown is facing charges of murder in the first degree, possession of a weapon by a previous offender, and child abuse.  According to court documents,

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Colorado Springs Police investigating deadly shooting outside El Paso County Courthouse

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Springs Police are investigating a shooting outside the El Paso County Courthouse that resulted in one person dead. In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, a body was visible on the sidewalk outside the courthouse. Officers with the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) set up black screens to block

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Fountain police arrest 76-year-old for sex assault on a child

FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) – The Fountain Police Department (FPD) arrested a 76-year-old, after an investigation into reports of sexual assault on a child. FPD says that on Oct. 31, 2023, detectives with the Fountain Police Department began an investigation into the report of a sexual assault on a child that occurred in 2014. Soon after the investigation began additional victims were discovered. The suspect

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El Paso County SWAT team, Fountain PD arrest man after domestic violence situation in Fountain

FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) – At approximately 1:15 P.M Sunday afternoon, the Fountain Police Department (FPD) responded to a domestic violence call on the 8000 block of Elk River View, just south of Mesa Ridge Parkway. Police on scene described the situation as “very tense” throughout the afternoon. After a lengthy stand-off Fountain Police arrested 23-year-old

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FBI arrests Return to Nature Funeral Home owners on federal warrant tied to running from prosecution in Colorado

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed to KRDO 13 Investigates that Jon and Carie Hallford, the owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Homes in Penrose and Colorado Springs, were arrested on a federal warrant tied to “Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution.” According to federal court records, there is

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“A conviction by Christmas”: Signs outside Return to Nature funeral home call for action as patience wanes

PENROSE, Colo. (KRDO) – Community members are expressing frustration amidst the ongoing investigation into the Return to Nature funeral home, placing signs outside the Penrose facility and demanding charges be brought against Jon and Carie Hallford, who own the funeral home. RELATED: Lawsuit filed against Return to Nature funeral home owners brings legal consequences to

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