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Denver teen arrested in fatal shooting at Highland Hollows Park in Aurora
A 17-year-old Denver girl was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder, attempted murder and assault after a fatal shooting at Highland Hollows Park in Aurora in July.
Aurora police responded to the park in the 1400 block of South Uravan Street around 9:15 p.m. to reports of a shooting and found that “numerous” young people were attending a party when a fight broke out.
Two 14-year-old girls and one 15-year-old girl were injured in the shooting and taken to the hospital. One of the 14-year-old girls, Kamiaya Keyera Cleveland, was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Aurora police arrested the 17-year-old girl on Friday while she was in custody in another jurisdiction on an unrelated case, agency officials said in a news release. Her name has not been released because she is a juvenile.
She was arrested on suspicion of one count of first-degree murder; 10 counts each of first-degree attempted murder and attempted assault; and counts of felony menacing, tampering with evidence and illegal firearm use.
Investigators do not believe there are any other suspects in the case, Aurora police said Tuesday.
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3 injured in shooting near Denver’s 16th Street Mall
Three people were injured in a shooting near Denver’s 16th Street Mall, police officials said Tuesday night.
Denver Police Department officers responded to a shooting near 16th and Wazee streets at 5:33 p.m., said spokesperson Katherine McCandless.
Three people who are believed to be adults were taken to the hospital with unknown injuries.
Police are working to develop suspect information and do not have anyone in custody, McCandless said.
Department officials believe the shooting is an isolated incident and there is no threat to the public, she said.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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Denver cardiologist found guilty of drugging, assaulting nearly a dozen women
A Denver cardiologist was found guilty Tuesday of drugging and sexually assaulting nearly a dozen women.
During a Tuesday morning court hearing, a Denver jury found 36-year-old Stephen Matthews guilty on 35 felony counts of assault and sexual assault involving 11 victims.
Matthews was arrested in March 2023 for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman on a date in Denver, according to the Denver District Attorney’s Office.
By October 2023, at least 16 victims had come forward and Matthews pleaded not guilty to 51 felony charges for assaulting, drugging and sexually assaulting the women, according to court records.
Thirteen charges were dismissed before the case went to trial, and the jury acquitted Matthews of three more charges in Tuesday morning’s hearing.
Matthews will next appear in court for a sentencing hearing on Oct. 25.
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Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb pushes back on tax initiative for affordable housing
Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb says now isn’t the time to ask voters to approve a sales tax hike for affordable housing.
Webb says the measure, pushed by current Mayor Mike Johnston, will put a tax measure by Denver Health in jeopardy.
“I’m not opposed to affordable housing, I’m opposed to the timing,” Webb said. “I was surprised that Mayor Johnston, who has a lot of issues on his plate primarily around homelessness, did not delay it until the spring in order to get one of these issues passed.”
Webb says Denver Health — which is asking for a 0.35% increase — needs to be the priority. The hospital says it provided nearly $136 million in uncompensated care over the last six years.
“Other hospitals in the Denver Metro area can’t carry that patient load. Denver Health is also a teaching hospital, and it is also the number one trauma center,” says Webb. “I think Michael is a bright guy. He’s a policymaker. He’s good at that. I question whether he’s a good administrator. Time will tell.”
Johnston’s .05% tax for affordable housing would be the eighth dedicated tax in the city and the largest. Voters have also approved sales taxes for parks, college scholarships, mental health, healthy food for kids, climate change and homelessness.
You can see those funds broken down by year here.
If both tax measures pass in November, it would bring the city’s overall sales tax to nearly 10%, on par with the likes of Los Angeles and New York.
Webb’s message to voters is, “If you have to choose, you make sure you vote yes on Denver Health. It shouldn’t be that difficult. Everybody in the city should be saying the same thing. In some cities around the country, they don’t even have a public hospital. We should be saying Denver Health is ours and we’re going to fight for it, and we’re going to protect it, and we’re going to nurture it, and we’re going to make sure it’s around for several generations to come.”
A spokesperson for Johnston released a statement saying, “Mayor Johnston is a strong supporter of the Denver Health measure and will fight to ensure it gets passed. For too long, Denver leaders have been talking about the need for affordable housing without taking the bold action needed to address it at scale. And the longer we wait, the more expensive and more difficult it will be to truly address this crisis. The teachers, nurses, seniors, and working families that make our city run deserve both accessible healthcare and affordable housing, and we will work to make both a reality.”
Here are the dedicated sales taxes voters have approved:
- Nov. 3, 2020: 2A Climate Protection – .025%
- Nov. 3, 2020: 2B Housing and Shelter Tax – 0.25%
- Nov. 6, 2018: 301 Mental Health (Caring for Denver) – 0.25%
- Nov. 6, 2018: 302 Feed Denver Kids (Healthy Food) – 0.08%
- Nov. 6, 2018: 300 College Tuition (Prosperity Denver) – 0.08%
- Nov. 6, 2018: 2A Trails and Open Space (Parks) – 0.25%
- Nov. 7, 2006: 1A Denver Preschool Program – 0.15%
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