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• 12-year-old California boy charged in homicide

  May 13, 2013 3:07 AM

  The 12-year-old brother of a California girl found stabbed to death in her home last month will be charged with homicide. Police took the boy into custody this weekend and said they will charge him with homicide in his sister's murder. Leila Fowler, 8, was found stabbed to... more »

• Obituary surfaces for suspect in Springs cold case

  May 10, 2013 6:50 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - A strange twist has surfaced in a 16-year old homicide cold case out of Colorado Springs. Just after midnight on may 24, 1997 Gino Romero, 13, was shot and killed while riding in the back seat of an old black sedan during a drive by shooting in... more »

• Trial set for man accused as accessory

  February 27, 2013 3:27 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - A man accused of helping a teenage homicide suspect to evade capture will stand trial for his alleged role in the crime. Jerel Couch, 19, is charged with being an accessory to murder for letting homicide suspect Macyo January stay at his apartment. Fourth Judicial District... more »

• Court to decide whether to try homicide suspect as adult

  February 27, 2013 2:38 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - The teenage suspect of a double homicide that claimed the lives of a Fort Carson Soldier and his pregnant wife may be tried as a juvenile rather than as an adult. Macyo January, 17, is accused of shooting and killing SSG David Dunlap and his wife Whitney... more »

• New details released in Valentine's Day murder of soldier

  February 20, 2013 7:53 PM

  New details have been released in the Valentine's Day murder of 28-year-old Kimberly Walker, a soldier from Fort Riley, Kansas. Walker was found dead at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Colorado Springs last week after police responded to a welfare check. The arrest affidavit states that Montrell Mayo, a Fort... more »

• New details released in Valentine's Day murder of soldier

  February 20, 2013 7:53 PM

  New details have been released in the Valentine's Day murder of 28-year-old Kimberly Walker, a soldier from Fort Riley, Kansas. Walker was found dead at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Colorado Springs last week after police responded to a welfare check. The arrest affidavit states that Montrell Mayo, a Fort... more »

• UPDATE: Woman found dead in hotel room

  February 17, 2013 10:57 AM

  Colorado Springs police say an adult woman was found dead in a hotel room. Investigators are at the scene gathering evidence. CSPD Spokeswoman Barbara Miller says the woman was found around 6:40 Sunday morning in the Crowne Plaza hotel on S. Circle Drive; people had asked to check the... more »

• Police investigating a homicide at a local hotel

  February 17, 2013 10:12 AM

  Colorado Springs police have confirmed to News 5 that they're investigating a homicide Sunday morning at the Crowne Plaza hotel on S. Circle Drive. News 5 crews are at the scene gathering more information. News 5's Tony Spehar says investigators from a separate shooting across town have moved to... more »

• Suspect named in apartment homicide Play Video

  February 15, 2013 9:03 PM

  Detectives working on the homicide at the Park Ridge Apartments have named Isaiah Jackson, 31, as the suspect arrested in connection with a man killed on Friday morning. Police say a burglary was in progress when apartment employees saw the broken glass and interrupted the burglary. Early information... more »

• Jailed husband told cops his wife committed suicide Play Video

  October 25, 2012 5:46 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - Detectives with the Colorado Springs Police Department believe a Fort Carson Soldier was shot and killed by her husband at their apartment on Chestnut Street late Monday night. Louis Mamo, 26, is charged with 2nd Degree Murder and is being held at the El Paso Criminal Justice... more »

• Suspect charged in unsolved murder case

  September 21, 2012 12:54 AM

  Police may be closing the books on a gruesome murder left unsolved since April, when a man was found shot to death in a blood-soaked S-U-V. Investigators found no motive and no suspects until now. Carlos Ford was charged with first-degree murder on Thursday for the killing of 28-year-old... more »

• UPDATE: 10-month-old's death ruled a homicide

  August 25, 2012 1:53 PM

  Zachary Doggett has been arrested and charged with First Degree Murder and Child Abuse Resulting in Death. He's an active duty Fort Carson soldier. The autopsy of his10-month-old step son was completed, and the cause of death was determined to be blunt force head trauma and was ruled a... more »

• Colorado Springs hammer attack victim has died

  July 25, 2012 6:43 PM

  A victim of an attack with a hammer has died from his injuries. Police say Terry O'Dell, died on Monday and his death was determined to be a direct result of the injuries he received on May 10. An autopsy was conducted and revealed his death to be a... more »

• Affidavit reveals more about homicide in Pueblo last Sunday night

  July 17, 2012 5:50 PM

  Police records show a homicide in Pueblo Sunday night was the culmination of a year-long feud between members and ex-members of a local car club. Randy Quaduor, 21, is charged with second degree murder in connection to the shooting death of David Sanchez, 40, near Northern and I-25. Quaduor told... more »

• Police: Body found at Kentucky Derby track

  May 6, 2012 11:25 AM

  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Police say they are investigating a body found in the stable area of Churchill Downs the morning after the Kentucky Derby as a homicide. But there is no connection to Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another. Louisville Metro Police spokeswoman Alicia Smiley also said Sunday the... more »

• Missing mother remembered 1 year after disappearance Play Video

  April 1, 2012 12:19 AM

  Debbie Heriford has been missing for a year, and still her family and friends have no answers. Tonight they gathered at Dublin Park in Colorado Springs to keep her memory and her case alive. Police investigated Heriford's disappearance as a homicide, but no suspects were ever named. The 51... more »

• Police identify man killed after motorcycle club fight

  March 4, 2012 8:17 PM

  Colorado Springs police have identified a shooting victim killed after attending a party at the Sin City Disciples motorcycle club. Police have ruled the death of Virgil Means, 31, homicide. According to police, Means was attending a party at the clubhouse on 628 W. Vermijo when he was involved... more »

• Vermijo still closed while police investigate shooting

  March 3, 2012 8:05 PM

  Vermijo at Chestnut is still closed off as investigators continue to collect evidence from this morning's deadly shooting. Colorado Springs police tell News 5 the shooting happened just after 5:30 Saturday morning near the Sin City Disciples motorcycle club. Police say the victim, a man in his 20's, was... more »

• Victim identified in last week's deadly shooting

  February 20, 2012 2:41 PM

  Colorado Springs Police say the man who was killed in a shooting last Thursday was 22-year-old Joshua Bueno, of Colorado Springs. The coroner's office says Bueno died from a gunshot wound; his death has been ruled a homicide. The shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, in the area of... more »

• Police searching for suspect in kidnapping/homicide case

  January 27, 2012 3:06 PM

  Colorado Springs Police Department Homicide Unit Detectives are looking for 20-year-old Miguel Angel Hernandez Moran on a charge of Accessory to First Degree Murder. Moran is being sought for his alleged involvement in the kidnapping and homicide of Jeremy Naranjo on January 9th . Moran's current location is... more »

• Fort Carson releases photo of slain soldier

  January 11, 2012 4:57 PM

  Fort Carson has released a photo of Specialist Brandy Fonteneaux whose death is being investigated as a homicide. Officials say the soldier was found dead in barracks on base Sunday, although they aren't saying when or where. Officials say that Fonteneaux was 28 years old and is from Houston,... more »

• Colorado Springs Police confirm 30th homicide case

  December 11, 2011 6:17 PM

  Colorado Springs Police have just confirmed the 30th Homicide case for Colorado Springs in 2011. The announcement comes after Colorado Spring Police surpassed the record number of 28 with the 29th homicide which raised concerns throughout the city. The Crimes Against Children began working the case on November 11th... more »

• Teen in court for drug deal shooting

  December 5, 2011 11:49 PM

  A Peyton teen accused of murder faced a judge for the first time this afternoon. 18 year old Danny Fields, a father of two with one on the way, is accused of gunning down an 18 year old near Fountain and Chelton in Colorado Springs last Friday. Newly obtained... more »

• Police say high homicide rate is 'disheartening' and 'dangerous'

  December 3, 2011 5:35 PM

  Colorado Springs Police say breaking the city's record for the most homicides in one year is disheartening and dangerous. This after they arrested a teenager in connection with the shooting death of the year's 29th homicide victim. Police say Danny Fields,18, of Peyton shot Zechariah Gardner, 20, multiple times leading... more »

• 2011 homicides tie record high Play Video

  November 30, 2011 12:19 AM

  In just about 11 months there have been 28 homicides in Colorado Springs. "That matches our highest homicide year, which was 2007." explains Colorado Springs Police Spokeswoman Barbara Miller. Why the number is so high, police may never find out. But what we found out when we looked at... more »

• City ties homicide record

  November 29, 2011 7:32 PM

  Two more homicides over the weekend have raised the number of homicides in the City of Colorado Springs to 28. That ties a record for the city set back in 2007. Tonight we're speaking with police to learn more about this disturbing trend. more »

• UPDATE: Weekend death in COS parking lot ruled a homicide Play Video

  November 28, 2011 5:06 PM

  Colorado Springs Police say they're now considering the death of a 27 year-old man, who was hit in the head with a rock during a fight Saturday morning outside of a bar on Centennial Blvd., a homicide. They were waiting for the official determination from the El Paso County Coroner,... more »

• Possible homicide investigation in Colorado Springs

  November 23, 2011 10:40 PM

  Members of the Homicide Division of the Colorado Springs Police Department are combing through a home on the city's southwest side. Neighbors tell us police started searching at 1130 Samuel Point at around noon today. Now crime tape surrounds the home and three others. Neighbors say an elderly woman... more »

• Two arrested in Calhan shooting Play Video

  October 25, 2011 12:14 AM

  Two Calhan residents are behind bars facing first degree murder a conspiracy to commit murder charges for what investigators say is a love triangle that turned deadly. It began with a bizarre shooting Saturday night in Calhan that left 55 year old Robert Miles dead. Originally the call came in... more »

• Friends: Alleged Calhan shooting victim was set up

  October 23, 2011 11:19 PM

  Trent Svitak and Mike Sandage are afraid their landlord was the man shot and killed in this Calhan home Saturday night. "I have a bad, bad feeling." says Sandage. The men tell us that the alleged victim was involved in an on again, off again relationship with a woman who... more »

• Band brawl turns into Colorado Springs' 25th homicide

  October 22, 2011 12:24 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A Colorado Springs rock musician has died after he was punched and knocked to the ground in a fight involving other members of his band. Police say Terry Span died Thursday, 12 days after the fight outside a club where the band had played. The... more »

• Affidavit: Saldivar shot it out with victim

  October 20, 2011 11:09 PM

  41 year old Roy Saldivar was caught near the intersection of Nevada and Boulder on October 5th. On the run for 2 weeks, he was wanted for the September 22nd murder of James Frias in front of a Dairy Queen on Tremont. Newly released court documents show this was no... more »

• Westminster police get arrest warrant in slaying

  September 14, 2011 10:02 PM

  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP) - Westminster police officers investigating a homicide at an apartment complex last week have obtained an arrest warrant. Detectives said Wednesday they are seeking 22-year-old Jose Manuel Martinez-Adame on suspicion of first-degree murder. They say he has used several aliases and has the nickname "Vampie." ... more »

• Update: AutoZone shooting suspect arrested

  August 24, 2011 11:22 PM

  We're uncovering new information in a deadly shooting at an AutoZone last month in Colorado Springs. Police have made yet another arrest. On Tuesday, CSPD obtained an arrest warrant for Frani Olivas. As of Wednesday night she's behind bars. The 48 year old was taken in to custody Wednesday... more »

• Update: Murder suspect standoff

  July 30, 2011 5:02 PM

  Colorado Springs Police have confirmed to us that 24 year old Michael Arangio is still held up in an apartment near the intersection of Rockhurst and Collegiate. Just moments ago, police tear gassed the apartment but Arangio still has not surrendered yet. He has told police he will not... more »

• Update: Hackamore shooting

  July 12, 2011 12:46 PM

  Our crews just returned from the deadly shooting at 4907 Hackamore Drive South. Police aren't releasing much information but neighbors tell us they heard two men arguing just before they heard gun shots around 12:30 this morning. We'll have more with witnesses on News First 5 at noon. more »

• Producer extradition hearing to begin

  July 12, 2011 6:12 AM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former "Survivor" producer will make his case Tuesday for why he should not be returned to Mexico to stand trial on a charge that the killed his wife at an upscale resort last year. Attorneys for Bruce Beresford-Redman hope to convince a federal magistrate... more »

• Rising murder rates bring third largest city to forefront

  April 24, 2011 4:58 PM

  Our partners at the Gazette have reported that the murder rates between Colorado Springs and Pueblo are drawing ever closer to becoming a contender for Colorado's deadliest community a title neither city would like to garner. Pueblo is Colorado's third largest city with a population of just over 100,000... more »

• Man found in trash bin retired from Maxwell House

  April 17, 2011 7:13 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The family of a man whose body was found in a trash bin says he served in the U.S Army in the early 60s and spent his career as a laboratory technician helping improve the taste of coffee. Seventy-one-year-old Gerald Schwartzman's body was found in a... more »

• Kidnapping suspect may be connected to homicide

  April 16, 2011 2:49 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Police say a man suspected of kidnapping a woman from a Denver shopping mall might also be responsible for the death of a 73-year-old man found in a trash bin in an alley. Denver police say 24-year-old William Lee Hornes is being held for investigation of first-degree... more »

• Teen sentenced in murder case

  April 7, 2011 12:26 AM

  After a month long trial, 15 year old Daniel Gudino was convicted of trying to kill his mother back in 2009. But the jury could not agree on a first degree murder conviction in his nine year old brother, Ulysses'' death. Wednesday before he was to be sentenced, Gudino's 1st... more »

• "Innocent bystander" dead after stabbing at Pueblo motel

  March 30, 2011 11:09 PM

  One man is dead after a brutal stabbing at the Bramble Tree Inn near downtown Pueblo. According to police it all started when 57 year old David Carillo started beating a woman in his room at the motel. Police say the woman tried to take refuge in the room of... more »

• Assault charge now a murder charge

  March 7, 2011 6:12 PM

  An assault charge has been increased to a murder charge in the death of a 60 year-old-man in Pueblo. Police believe Joe Espinoza, 41, beat Ted Gomez, 60 over a missing necklace. Espinoza apparently thought Gomez had taken it. That happened on February 27. The next day Gomez was... more »

• Texts may reveal more about murdered woman's death

  March 2, 2011 10:45 PM

  More is being uncovered about the relationship between Chris and Amara Wells. Chris is being held on charges that he possibly solicited three men to kill Amara, his estranged wife, last Wednesday just outside Castle Rock. We've found hundreds of text messages between the pair. They were part of a... more »

• Double homicide possibly a solicited murder

  March 2, 2011 12:21 AM

  Friends and co-workers are still in shock after a double homicide last Wednesday near Castle Rock. Investigators believe 26-year-old Josiah Sher, 26-year-old Matthew Plake and 29-year-old Micah Woody of Colorado Springs and 49 year old Christopher Wells of Monument all had a hand in the murder of Well's estranged wife... more »

• Police say gay encounter may have led to murder

  February 28, 2011 6:37 PM

  New details are emerging about the murder of a Pueblo man and the suspicious death of a teenager the same day. Police believe the cases are connected--and the murder tied to a secret world of gay sexual encounters. Pedro Solis-Astorga, 45, was shot and beaten to death, according to... more »

• Deaths in Pueblo may be related

  February 28, 2011 12:15 AM

  Two deadly shootings that took place on February 12th could now be directly related to each other. It all started when 45-year-old Pedro Solis-Astorga's body was found at Fountain Creek Park near East 13th Street in Pueblo. He had been shot multiple times in the back. Just a short... more »

• Ex-soldier charged in infant's death

  February 22, 2011 10:53 PM

  A 2 month old baby boy is dead. His baby sitter, a recently discharged soldier with a 2 month old of his own has been charged with the murder. 23 year old George Peters made his first appearance before a judge Tuesday charged with first degree murder for the death... more »

• New charges in child abuse case, now First Degree Murder

  February 20, 2011 3:14 PM

  A two-month old infant may be the victim of a homicide. Colorado Springs Police have charged the babysitter with the boy's death. George Peters faces First Degree Murder charges in the boy's death. Police originally charged the 23-year-old man with child abuse charges, after the infant was rushed to... more »

• Dead inmate's mother searching for answers

  February 16, 2011 11:12 PM

  Early Saturday morning, Linda Sanchez received a call no mother ever wants to get. "She said I hate to tell you this over the phone but we found your son dead." explains Sanchez. Her son, 38 year old Cleveland Flood, an inmate at the Sterling Correctional Facility was found dead... more »

• Crime scene photo leaked by prison staff member

  February 16, 2011 12:21 AM

  On Saturday evening just before midnight, chaos broke out at the Sterling Correctional Facility. Inmate Cleveland Flood was assaulted by at least one other inmate. "He subsequently died and our staff found him," explains Katherine Sanguinetti, spokesperson for the Colorado Department of Corrections. Since then a graphic photo from... more »

• Murders up in Pueblo this year

  February 14, 2011 8:08 PM

  In 2010 murders were down in the City of Pueblo. "Last year whether you want to call it luck, or by the grace of God or karma, we had one homicide." explains Capt. Dayton Robinson with Pueblo PD. In a city that averages about 6 murders a year it... more »

• Pueblo Police are investigating two unrelated deaths.

  February 12, 2011 5:48 PM

  Pueblo Police are investigating two separate and unrelated deaths. The First is a Body found near the west end of 13th and police are ruling this death as a homicide at this time. There are very little details available and we will continue to update as they are released. ... more »

• Fire Department discovers a crime scene after extinguishing a fire

  January 23, 2011 2:04 PM

  Investigators from the Colorado Springs Police and Fire Departments are piecing together information to what appears to be a homicide at the Chief Motel, located at 1624 S. Nevada Ave. Initially fire crews were called to the scene on a report of a structure fire. When crews arrived they... more »

• Couple identified in apparent murder-suicide

  January 10, 2011 8:44 PM

  We have new information surrounding the two people discovered dead in a home on Skyway Blvd. in Colorado Springs over the weekend. Police tell us a wife killed her husband in an apparent murder suicide. Colorado Springs Police have identified the couple as 44 year old Pamela Sevey and... more »

• Bar fight ends with two stabbed one dead in Rocky Ford

  December 19, 2010 5:07 PM

  Rocky Ford Police report that at 1:09am Saturday calls came in to police reporting a fight a Johnny's Tavern with unknown weapons. When officers arrived they found two men with stab wounds. The first victim was Keith Ornellas age 22 and the second Joshua Cornell age 18. Both were... more »

• Woman sentenced for theft related to Pueblo man's murder

  December 16, 2010 1:48 PM

  We have an update on one of several suspects linked to the murder of a Pueblo man. This morning one of them got sentenced to prison. Elizabeth Abeyta pleaded guilty to felony theft and was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. The judge said Abeyta and two... more »

• Man found guilty of manslaughter, killing son

  December 8, 2010 11:37 PM

  77 year old Aylais Oliver has been found not guilty of the 1st or 2nd degree murder of his son Keith Oliver back on Thanksgiving of 2009. Instead, a jury Wednesday found Oliver guilty of manslaughter. According to court documents, the father and son had been in a day... more »

• Candlelight vigil for homicide victim

  November 22, 2010 10:13 PM

  A frigid Monday night doesn't deter dozens of people from gathering at the very place where their friend, Jack Smith, was shot and killed Sunday morning. "One minute he's here, and the next, he's gone," says Thomas Salamon, a close friend of Smith's. Smith was at a late-night... more »

• Teen arrested in weekend homicide

  November 22, 2010 3:22 PM

  Police have arrested a teenager for a shooting over the weekend that killed one man in Colorado Springs at a late-night party. Police responded to a fight Sunday morning around two. They found a man, later identified as 19-year-old Jack Smith of Colorado Springs, lying in the road on... more »

• Late-night party turns into deadly shooting

  November 21, 2010 9:21 PM

  Colorado Springs police investigators spent several hours Sunday collecting evidence from a home where hours earlier, a fight at a party turned into a deadly shooting. The shooting happened just after 2 a.m. on 25th Street, near Cimarron Street. Police tell News First 5, officers found a young man... more »

• Overnight shooting now homicide investigation

  November 21, 2010 8:52 AM

  As reported earlier, Colorado Springs Police responded to a disturbance call at 916 South 25th Street at approximately 2:03a.m. this morning. As they arrived they found a man laying in the street. When they approached the man they observed that the man had been shot. Officers worked by providing... more »

• Colorado Springs teen killed in Pennsylvania

  November 17, 2010 3:21 PM

  A Colorado Springs teen has been arrested in Pennsylvania in the death of another teen. Eric Rutledge, 18, was arrested in Cranberry Township in Butler County last night. Officers were called to a residence there to investigate a reported shooting. They found Rutledge in the foyer of the... more »

• Family of murder victim pleads for info leading to killer

  November 8, 2010 5:05 PM

  The family of a man found shot to death last month is pleading with the public to help find his killer. Stephan Wilson was found dead in his Rockrimmon condominium on October 1, two weeks prior to what would have been his 33rd birthday. "He was someone that had... more »

• Police look for killer of man shot in the head

  October 14, 2010 6:51 PM

  Colorado Springs Police are looking for help in solving a homicide that happened early Tuesday. A man was found dead at the Rustic Hills Park Apartments in the 1200 block of Potter Drive. A security officer found Martique Webster, 37, of Colorado Springs inside a parked car. He had... more »

• Teen charged as adult in shooting at Wal-Mart

  October 14, 2010 2:42 PM

  The El Paso County District Attorney's Office has made a decision to charge a teenager as an adult in a shooting that happened last month in Colorado Springs. 17-year of Jordan Ellis of Colorado Springs was arrested on first degree murder charges and will now be tried as an... more »

• Identity released of woman shot to death

  October 11, 2010 6:14 PM

  Colorado Springs Police have released the name of a woman shot to death early Saturday morning at the Windtree Apartments, in the 2500 block of Paragon Dr.. Police say 46 year old Cristen Ann Cox of the springs was shot in the torso after entering the apartment of a... more »