El Paso Sheriff investigates homicide near Colorado Springs

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) – The El Paso Sheriff is investigating a murder close to Colorado Springs.

On February 5, 2023, at roughly 12:50 a.m., quite a few 911 calls have been acquired by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Workplace Communications Heart on reviews of listening to a number of pictures being fired.

The pictures have been heard within the 12200 block of Level Reyes Drive, a Meridian Ranch neighborhood situated in Falcon, unincorporated El Paso County.

Deputies arrived on scene and located quite a few gunshot victims. 5 victims have been transported to native space hospitals with various ranges of accidents.

Regardless of efforts by first responders and medical personnel, one of many victims succumbed to their accidents on the hospital and was pronounced deceased.

El Paso County Sheriff’s Workplace detectives have taken the lead in furthering the investigation. The motive for the taking pictures stays beneath investigation.

Initially, it seems this incident might not be random in nature. There are a number of suspects and we consider the taking pictures is probably going linked and/or linked to a carjacking that occurred on February 4, 2023, within the space of Potter Drive.

The crime scene expands greater than a block and we anticipate proof assortment to final many hours.

If anybody has any info relating to this case, they’re urged to contact our Tip Line at 719-520-7777 or you possibly can report anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 719-634-7867.

The Federal Bureau of Investigations and the Colorado Springs Police Division are helping on this investigation. That is an lively and ongoing investigation; info might be launched because it turns into accessible.

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