The Southeast area of Colorado Springs saw the fourth deadliest mass shooting in Colorado history last month, and the neighborhoods are still struggling to cope with the murder of six people.Â
On May 9, Teodoro Macias shot six people during a birthday party at a residence on Preakness Way. Angry because he wasnât invited to the party, the 28-year-old man shot Sandra Ibarra-Perez, 28; Joe Ibarra, 26; Mayra Ibarra De Perez, 33; Melvin Perez,30; Jose Guitierrez, 21; and Joana Cruz, 52. He then took his own life.Â
âItâs been a long and exhausting last couple of days, not just for our department, but for those who now have to adjust to a new way of life without their loved ones,â said CSPD Chief Vince Niski during a press conference after the shootings. âOur hearts continue to ache for this devastating loss. Over the last few days our detectives, crime scene investigators and victim advocates have been hard at work, both finding answers and providing a
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Many thanks for two excellent articles in last issue, one on Panorama Park by Heidi Beedle and the other on Food Security by Patience Kabwasa. This long time reader was struck by the irony of the appearance of these two in the same issue having attended the majority of meetings planning desired elements of Panorama Park and lobbied strongly for a joint community/school GARDEN as the park shares a boundary with the middle school. There was support for this concept on the boards of all the meetings I attended along with support from others present who asked for more information. We know that school and community gardens promote health in many ways, especially in a pandemic, including working outside, the physical activity of gardening, the knowledge and experience of produce fresh and in season, the opportunity to see and taste vegetables and fruits directly from the garden. Taste develops early in life and as a mot
Updated on March 2, 2021: Russ Ware and Yemi Mobolade provided the Indy with a statement regarding the Colorado Department of Labor ruling and the statements made by claimant and
Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Creekside Success Center for the School District 49 Board of Education meeting on Feb. 11. The protest was organized by the Empowerment Solidarity Network
Republicans across the country are doing some hard thinking about the future of their party after four years of Donald Trumpâs presidency came to an end, but not before a violent attempted takeover of the United States Capitol on Jan. 6. In El Paso County, which had one of the biggest voter shifts in the state away from Trump when comparing the 2016 and 2020 elections, longtime Republicans are now dealing with an attempt by political activist group FEC United to commandeer the party.
The divisions within the local GOP â between the relatively moderate voices of career Republicans and those willing to embrace the angry far-right â have come to a head in recent weeks. Many party members, some of whom were hesitant to speak on the record, are concerned about the growing influence of Douglas County-based FEC United, and its controversial founder Joe Oltmann, on local politics. Since its inception, FEC United (the FEC stands for faith, education and commerce, the three pil