Denver, CO
‘You never know what could happen’: Aurora shooting survivor explains why teens carry guns
AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — Together with his shirt lifted, Abel Shaw factors to a tiny scar on his chest and one other one close to his armpit towards his again.
It’s the place a bullet penetrated his pores and skin at age 16. A 3rd scar, close to his ribcage, exhibits the place medical personnel needed to drain blood from his lungs, he stated.
Shaw, who’s now 20, informed the Drawback Solvers he didn’t panic throughout his brush with dying.
“Every part is simply quiet, and you’ll hear your heartbeat. You possibly can simply hear it, and it’s scary. You’re so zoned out. Every part round you is going on so quick, however in your head, every thing is stopped,” he stated.
Regardless of his near-death and the months of bodily ache it precipitated, Shaw received’t speak about who pulled the set off.
It was “John Doe,” he stated, shaking his head.
The Drawback Solvers requested Shaw why it was so essential to maintain the main points personal.
He replied, “There’s unwritten legal guidelines to the issues that we do in our technology.”
Taking pictures sufferer turns into the shooter
It might be troublesome for one to grasp why Shaw would hold secret the identification of the one that practically killed him, however Shaw has additionally been in that particular person’s sneakers. He shot somebody throughout an aggravated theft when he was 18.
In accordance with an arrest affidavit, Shaw informed police he went with different teenagers as they have been going to purchase an AR-15-style rifle, however one of many associates threatened the vendor with one other gun and turned the acquisition right into a theft.
The affidavit comprises conflicting tales about who fired a weapon first, however the gun vendor and two of Shaw’s associates all ended up getting shot.
“I had to make use of (a gun) as a result of I used to be put in a predicament the place it was battle or flight, and my chemical response in my mind didn’t say flight, it stated, ‘Struggle! Let’s battle,’ you realize?”
He informed the Drawback Solvers the way it felt to consider the implications.
“It’s form of like…like an impulse in your head, prefer it doesn’t flip off. Like, what in the event that they die?” he stated.
In accordance with the arrest affidavit, the gun vendor survived.
Why teenagers are getting weapons
As Shaw waits to be taught what value he might need to pay for the 2020 incident, he provided to clarify why he believes so many teenagers are getting weapons.
“There’s quite a lot of completely different causes. Quite a lot of completely different causes,” he stated. “No one desires to lose a battle. They’d quite shoot you with not understanding the consequence of capturing someone than preventing and nonetheless getting the possibility to go dwelling on the finish of the day and dwell one other day simply with their pleasure damage.”
Shaw stated youngsters additionally carry weapons out of worry.
“You by no means know what may occur, so that you’d quite be ready to defend your self and whoever you got here with or whoever you’re hanging round than be in a state of affairs the place you possibly can’t defend your self when the time is required.”
Shaw stated he and his associates wish to have enjoyable, journey and dwell life, however they’re additionally scared to depart the home or hang around with associates.
The place teenagers are getting weapons
Shaw stated he had a “feminine companion” who was sufficiently old to buy a gun on his behalf. He stated there’s “an abundance of how” for teenagers to get weapons.
“Most of us, we all know someone that is aware of someone,” he stated. With the correct amount of cash, he stated “it’s simple” to discover a weapon in half-hour or much less.
“You by no means know who may see you earlier than you possibly can see them,” he stated. “Any person else could possibly be seeking to have a foul day. You could possibly be seeking to have day, and that dangerous day simply occurs to seek out you. It’s scary since you don’t know what’s going to occur.”
He stated he would need different youngsters to grasp, nevertheless, that performing off of emotion or impulse can change one’s life drastically: “Use your thoughts as an alternative of your coronary heart.”
“Karma is full circle,” he stated. “Your actions all the time have a consequence, whether or not they’re good or dangerous.”
Shooter’s mom talks gun violence
“As mother and father, you attempt to put so many issues in place to maintain them distracted, to maintain them too busy to be concerned in sure conditions, however then there’s society,” Shaw’s mom, Shana Shaw, stated.
She defined that she signed her son up for soccer, after-school applications and taekwondo, however “he nonetheless discovered a option to be concerned in these extracurricular actions that didn’t serve him.”
She stated she believes peer strain additionally influenced her son.
“The geeks don’t get the glory. The gang members do,” she stated. “If you wish to be in society and slot in, there’s a picture, there’s a persona, there’s a persona that it’s important to tackle as a way to be thought-about, and it doesn’t seem like your glasses and a bowtie.”
Shaw stated she believes a few of the latest youth violence may be attributed to lockdowns through the pandemic.
“They have been caged animals. Now they’re popping out and being thrown proper again into these socially awkward locations known as faculty and group. They’re enraged as a result of they’ve been locked up with abusers, with regardless of the state of affairs is that they’ve been at dwelling with, the place faculty was their solely escape, and now they’re out and so they’re indignant. They’re afraid, and we now have not modeled efficient battle decision as adults,” she stated.
She informed the Drawback Solvers that fixing the youth gun violence problem begins with adults.
“Now we have to take accountability as a result of we now have created this society that makes our children really feel unsafe,” she stated. “Now we have to look inward and even our interplay. What can we mannequin in conduct? And what’s the message that we ship to our kids that makes them not really feel secure?”
Shaw now runs a non-profit, Compound of Compassion, a corporation she created to assist present assets, wrap-around providers and hope for group members who’ve skilled robust instances.
“We service our veterans. We service our aged group. We service our houseless neighbors after which our youth-led providers are ran and operated and created by youth,” she stated.
Shaw stated her concept developed from her personal life as a home violence survivor with out particular help providers. She stated she needs she had been uncovered to mentorship, steering and adults who spoke about their experiences escaping trauma as she was rising up.
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Rounds of snow will move into Colorado’s mountains this weekend.
If you’re traveling into the High Country, the bests time to travel will be early Saturday through midday, before the next round of snow moves in. Then again on Sunday afternoon, ahead of more snow on Monday.
It’ll be a cool and mostly cloudy start to the day in the Denver metro area. The winds will kick up in the foothills and the west side of I-25. Temperatures will warm into the low and mid 50s along the urban corridor.
Mountain snow showers will return Saturday night into Sunday morning, as Winter Weather Advisories and Warnings continue for the northern and central mountains.
We’ll have another lull midday Sunday with partly cloudy skies statewide. It’ll be a bit warmer in the Denver metro, with highs close to 60-degrees by the afternoon.
More mountain snow is expected Sunday night into Monday in the mountains with a slight chance of brief rain or snow showers in the metro as a cold front moves through the region Monday.
Avalanche danger is high for much of the high country, with waves of heavy snow and high winds. Please be extra cautious in the back country.
By mid-next week, snow chances decrease in the mountains. The plains and Denver cool down dramatically with highs only climbing into the 30s Tuesday. It will be dry, but very chilly for New Year’s Eve celebrations.
Temperatures will be a bit more seasonal for New Year’s Day in Denver, with highs in the low-40s. Warmer weather returns by the end of next week.
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Denver area events for Dec. 28: Ken Marino & David Wain’s Middle Aged Dad Jam Band at Cervantes’ Other Side and more
If you have an event taking place in the Denver area, email information to carlotta.olson@gazette.com at least two weeks in advance. All events are listed in the calendar on space availability.
Saturday
Toucon — With Sibyl Vane & Sam E. Bee, 5 p.m., Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St., Denver, $18.50-$23.50. Tickets: larimerlounge.com.
JoFoKe & Same Cloth — 6 and 9 p.m., Dazzle at Baur’s, 1080 14th St., Denver, go online for prices. Tickets: dazzledenver.com/#/events.
Drop Dead, Gorgeous — 7 p.m., Summit Music Hall, 1902 Blake St., Denver, $35 and up. Tickets: summitdenver.com.
The Long Run – Colorado’s Tribute to The Eagles — 7 p.m., The Oriental Theater, 4435 W. 44th Ave., Denver, $25. Tickets: theorientaltheater.com.
Tildagrave — 8 p.m., The Black Buzzard at Oskar Blues, 1624 Market St., Denver, $25.50. Tickets: theblackbuzzard.com.
Silver West — With Shawn Hess, Jake Luna, 8 p.m., Skylark Lounge, 140 S. Broadway, Denver, $12.06. Tickets: skylarklounge.com.
Ken Marino & David Wain’s Middle Aged Dad Jam Band — 8 p.m., Cervantes’ Other Side, 2635 Welton St., Denver, $38.45 and up. Tickets: cervantesmasterpiece.com.
Heir to Nothing — With The Chesters, Opium & Private Society, 8 p.m., Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St., Denver, $18.50-$23.50. Tickets: globehall.com.
Banshee Tree — With David Satori, Bloomurian, 8 p.m., Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, $25.15-$27.15. Tickets: axs.com.
“The King Penny Radio Show” — 8-9 p.m., RISE Comedy, 1260 22nd St., Denver, $16 and up. Tickets: tinyurl.com/4cjksf3v.
Luttrell — 9 p.m., Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, $36.03. Tickets: axs.com.
80’s Night with Rachel Taulbee & Friends — 9:30 p.m., BurnDown, 476 S. Broadway, Denver; burndowndenver.com.
Saturday-Sunday
“The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” Holiday Ballet — Presented by the Ballet Ariel, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Parsons Theatre, 1 E. Memorial Parkway, Northglenn, $20-$40; balletariel.org.
Umphrey’s McGee — 8 p.m., Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave. Denver, $55. Tickets: axs.com.
CARLOTTA OLSON, The Denver Gazette
The Denver Broncos enter Week 17 in playoff mode. With a road tilt vs. the Cincinnati Bengals, the Broncos are in a do-or-die situation.
Nine wins is nice. Delivering the first winning season since 2016 isn’t nothing. But it’s a far cry from a playoff berth.
Win just one more game and you’re in. The playoffs await. The Bengals are even more playoff-desperate, though.
How will this game shake out? Let’s go around the table to see how the Mile High Huddle staff envisions this one shaking out.
Scott Kennedy (@ScoutKennedy) 12-3: Any inclement weather probably hurts the Bengals’ passing game more than it hurts the Broncos offense. Cincinnati has done a better job this season of protecting Joe Burrow, but they’re still only about league average in sacks allowed (18th, 37 sacks allowed). With more to play for, Denver leans on its pass rush and running game to get the win and clinch a playoff spot.
Pick: Broncos 24, Bengals 20
Bob Morris (@BobMorrisSports) 11-4: The Bengals have won three in a row but all against teams who are out of the playoffs. This isn’t to say they’re a pushover but the Bengals haven’t been beating top teams recently. The offense is very good but the defense is not good. The key for the Broncos is to execute on offense. Do that and the Broncos will secure a playoff berth. Here’s betting they do.
Pick: Broncos 27, Bengals 24
Nick Kendell (@NickKendellMHH) 10-5: The Broncos defense has fallen dramatically over the last month. Improbable turnovers and defensive touchdowns have kept the unit afloat while the overall defensive output has faded. Fortunately for the Broncos Riley Moss will be back this week. Will that be enough for the defense to springboard back into a top 5 unit or will their recent play of mediocrity continue against one of the best offenses in football in Cincinnati? Time for Sean Payton and Bo Nix to step upand clinch that playoff berth.
Pick: Broncos 34, Bengals 27
Thomas Hall (@ThomasHallNFL) 10-5: Denver is going to take Broncos Country down to the playoff wire. The Broncos will be in a must-win situation in the final week of the season to punch their ticket to the postseason. The defense hasn’t been playing like it did earlier in the season and the offense has become afraid to be aggressive which spells disaster against a Bengals team still in the hunt.
Pick: Bengals 27, Broncos 20
James Campbell (@JamesC_MHH) 10-5: The Broncos have had a brilliant season which has defied expectations but face an exceedingly difficult task against the Bengals. In this one, Burrow cements his MVP credentials by carving up the Broncos’ secondary, with Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins providing a very difficult matchup for Denver’s secondary despite Moss’ return. The Broncos should have their wins against the Bengals’ defense, in the air and on the ground so if there is any chance of a win for the good guys, it will come from generating long, clock-consuming drives that keep Burrow on the sideline.
Pick: Bengals 38, Broncos 24
Zack Kelberman (@KelbermanNFL) 10-5: Conflicted, I am. This game truly could go either way considering the Bengals’ ultra-potent offense and Denver’s regressing defense (which will get a boost with the return of Moss). Bad weather or not, this needs to be a situation where the Broncos’ offense does the heavy lifting — at least enough to combat Burrow, Chase, and company. Surely the Broncos can, and the team won’t blow another chance to lock up a playoff berth, right? I still ‘Bolieve.’
Pick: Broncos 20, Bengals 17
Dylan Von Arx (@DylanVonArxMHH) 10-5: The Broncos absolutely need a win on Saturday but it will be no easy task as Burrow is red-hot the past few games. The Denver defense will have its hands full guarding against Higgins and Chase but the Bengals defense is criminally bad. If the Broncos defense can get a few key turnovers, they’ll be back in the playoffs for the first time in forever.
Pick: Broncos 24, Cincinnati 20
Lance Sanderson (@LanceS_MHH) 10-5: We’re about to find out exactly how important Moss is to this defense. Burrow and Chase are shredding defenses this season, and Higgins is no slouch. Denver’s defense is in for a big fight, and despite the reminder on his call sheet, Payton hates running the football. This is a recipe for disaster, especially on the road with inclement weather.
Pick: Bengals 31, Broncos 21
Keith Cummings (@KeithC_NFL) 9-6: The biggest game since Super Bowl 50 dawns on the Broncos as they give off some desperate vibes. Maybe it’s the kick to the ribs the Broncos require, throwing away opportunities cannot happen again. It doesn’t. When they need it the most, Patrick Surtain II makes a fourth-quarter house call to seal the Broncos playoff spot.
Pick: Broncos 31, Bengals 24
Ron White (@RonWhiteNFL) 9-6: Although the Bengals defense is below average, the offense can go blow for blow with any of the top units in the league. This game comes down to the Broncos defense: Pressuring Burrow, limiting Chase and Higgins, and creating turnovers. Expect them to respond from last week’s collapse and get a hard fought win.
Pick: Broncos 28, Bengals 24
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Chad Jensen (@ChadNJensen) 9-6: I definitely ‘Bolieve.’ But the Broncos’ lack of second-half intensity and execution in a playoff-clinching opportunity disappointed me greatly. Payton’s lack of self-awareness as a play caller was disappointing, and I’m not convinced that Moss’s return will be the antitode to assuaging the Broncos’ precipitous defensive backslide. Burrow is out for blood, up against the wall with a slim chance of staying alive, so he’ll be out for blood. The Broncos definitely don’t want to leave their playoff destiny up to a showdown vs. the Kansas City JV team, but that’s what it comes down to.
Pick: Bengals 27, Broncos 24
Mike Evans (@MHHEvans) 8-7: The Broncos’ playoff hopes ride on their ability to dominate the turnover battle in a pivotal matchup with the Bengals. Denver’s third-ranked defense is primed to make the difference. Look for a late-game interception from Surtain or Brandon Jones to swing the momentum. Add in the Bengals’ 19th-ranked defense, and it’s easy to see the Broncos exploiting if they can generate a competent run game.
Pick: Broncos 27, Bengals 24
Luke Patterson (@LukePattersonLP) 8-7: Saturday’s game in Cincinatti will be the defining contest of Denver’s 2024 regular season. Should Nix and Payton will their team to victory, they’ll have surpassed all expectations for this season with a playoff berth. But if I’m being honest, I think that Denver is still one season away from being as dangerous as this Burrow/Trey Hendrickson-led Bengals squad, playing at home in sloppy weather. Hope I’m wrong.
Pick: Bengals 31, Broncos 24
Carl Dumler (@CarlDumlerMHH) 8-7: Vance Joseph took responsibility for the defensive struggles over this past month and is getting back one of the most important pieces of the defense with the return of Moss. The Bengals have been an offensive force but this is a game the Broncos get a great game out of the defense. Payton finally follows his play sheet, calling for the offense to commit to the run and the Broncos win a close one to clinch their place in the playoffs finally.
Pick: Broncos 27, Bengals 21
Erick Trickel (@ErickTrickel) 8-7: The Broncos make fans’ christmas wishes come true by beating the Bengals on the road the clinch a playoff spot. The offense bounces back after a rough few weeks, as does the defense. Surtain locks up Chase and the Broncos’ pass rush rattles Burrow and gets pressure as they go back to being an aggressive man-coverage team with Moss back in the lineup. The Broncos are playoff bound!
Pick: Broncos 31, Bengals 16
Kenneth Booker (@kenneth_MHH) 6-9: If Denver’s scoring defense returns to form, it has a solid chance of securing a victory. The Broncos need to apply relentless pressure on Burrow and, with Moss returning, they have a pair of cornerbacks capable of matching up against the Bengals’ talented wide receivers. Look for the Broncos to have a statement game against the Bengals as they lock up their first postseason appearance since 2015.
Pick: Broncos 34, Bengals 20
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