The Sheridan County Sheriff s Office has identified the man who was reportedly killed by his 15-year-old son.
According to a Thursday evening news release, a 15-year-old boy, who was involved in a rollover accident in Montana, told a Montana state trooper that he killed his father in Dayton.
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Following the disclosure, Sheridan County sheriff s deputies found a dead man inside a home on Main Street in Dayton.
The reported cause of death was a single gunshot wound.
The Sheridan County Coroner has identified the man as 47-year-old Edgar Jones.
Authorities have declined to identify the teen, but say he is being charged with a single count of second-degree murder.
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Northern Colorado wasn t immune to violent crime in 2020.
A number of murder cases were reported in the area. Here are six that occurred in Larimer and Weld counties.
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Northern Colorado Murder Cases That Occurred in 2020
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