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The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Wednesday, June 3
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Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Pro-Palestinian group at CU Boulder justifies Pearl Street firebombing, calls for killer’s release

A pro-Palestinian student group in Boulder said that the Pearl Street firebombing was justified, and called for the man who pleaded guilty to murdering an 82-year-old woman to be freed.

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Man shot by police in northeast Pueblo fired twice at law enforcement, police say

Pueblo officers shot and injured an armed man Tuesday evening who was suspected in a domestic violence incident from earlier that afternoon, according to the police department.

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4-year-old dies after falling in St. Vrain Creek near Lyons and drifting more than 1 mile

The 4-year-old boy who fell into the St. Vrain Creek southwest of Lyons on Tuesday died after drifting about 1.5 miles from where officials think he fell.

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Man convicted of murder in Denver double stabbing

The man who fatally stabbed two people in 2022 and attacked a third was convicted Tuesday of murder and assault by a Denver jury, court records show.

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Man arrested for vehicular homicide in Highlands Ranch hit-and-run that killed 1, injured 2

Adam Bauserman was arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide in Monday’s Highlands Ranch hit-and-run that killed a pedestrian, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.

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DOJ moves to join challenge of Colorado’s visa process for crime victims

The U.S. Department of Justice wants to join a local lawsuit challenging a 2021 Colorado law that sought to streamline the process for crime victims who are not U.S. citizens to apply for legal status within the country.

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Jury convicts Thornton youth pastor of child sex assault

An Adams County jury convicted a Thornton youth pastor of child sex assault on Friday, according to the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.