Accused STEM Shooter Will Not Face Death If Convicted, District Attorney George Brauchler Says
The shooter, who was 18 at the time of the shooting, faces more than 40 felony charges in the May 2019 incident in Highlands Ranch.
Grand Jury: Indicted Eastern Plains District Attorney Took Opiate Pills And Threatened Staff
The 13th Judicial District DA might be the highest-profile defendant yet ensnared in Colorado’s decade-long opioid and prescription drug abuse crisis.
Eastern Plains District Attorney Indicted On Drug Charges
AG Phil Weiser’s office spent seven months investigating Lewton and turned the case over to a grand jury.
Police Shoot People Less If They Have The Right Training
A lot of research goes into preventing officer-involved shootings.
When It’s Clear A Cop Has To Shoot Someone: ‘Raw And Terrible And Terrifying’
It’s estimated that about 1 in 6 officers suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms, but experts admit they don’t know the full extent of the problem.
Suspects On Meth Are Hard To Take Down With Tasers, So Many End Up Dead In Colorado
Only 17 of the 189 people killed by police from 2014-2019 can be definitively categorized as free of drugs and alcohol at the time.
Calls For Better Training, More Police Shooting Transparency Come After CPR News Investigation
Police departments participate in statewide data collection on police shootings only if they want to.
Meth, Guns And Aggressive Tactics Combine To Give Colorado One Of Nation’s Highest Police Shooting Rates
The number of annual fatal shootings by law enforcement in the state almost doubled between 2014 and 2018.
Northglenn Agrees To Nearly $9 Million Settlement In 2017 Officer Shooting
The shooting left one man dead and a woman paralyzed and in need of care for the rest of her life.
One Alleged STEM School Shooter Pleads Not Guilty
Devon Erickson, the older of the two students accused, faces 43 felony counts.
Arrests Drop 13% In Denver, Even As Felony Arrests Climb
Denver Police’s use of excessive force was down in 2019 from the previous years.
AG Weiser Promises Opioid Settlement Money Will Be Spent In Southern Colorado
Weiser on Thursday assured people in Pueblo hard hit by the addiction crisis that the money will go towards treatment.
Alleged Juvenile STEM School Shooter Will Be Tried As An Adult
Alec McKinney was the younger alleged shooter in the Highlands Ranch STEM school shooting.
Mothers Of STEM School Victims Take the Stand In Bid To Keep 16-Year-Old Alleged Shooter’s Case in Adult Court
With Thursday’s testimony, prosecutors presented their most compelling reasons that the juvenile deserved to face his fate in adult court.
Mother of Alleged Teenage STEM School Shooter: Our Home Was Abusive, Neglectful
Alec McKinney’s father, a coyote and drug mule, regularly beat his mother and was eventually deported.
Before The STEM Shooting, An Alleged Shooter Spent Years In Therapy But Was Rarely In Serious Trouble
Alec McKinney spent years in therapy and was in and out of trouble at various schools in Douglas County before allegedly opening fire at STEM School Highlands Ranch in May.
