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Colorado Springs man in custody after barricading himself in bedroom
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) A man wanted for escape is in custody after barricading himself in a Colorado Springs Home.
According to Sand Creek Division, officers arrived at the 1800 block of Kodiak Drive after receiving an anonymous tip that Robert Jones. Jr., 26, was staying at a home in the area.
Police arrived at the scene and spoke to a resident who confirmed that Jones was inside and was refusing to surrender.
Officers say they entered the home and found Jones had barricaded himself inside a bedroom.
First, officers attempted to persuade Jones to surrender by speaking to him over the phone, but still he wouldn t come out.
Suspect arrested in Palmer Lake shooting
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) The El Paso County Sheriff s Department confirmed a suspect in a deadly shooting in Palmer Lake is now in custody.
On Friday, the Regional Fugitives Unit, Bureau of Alcohol, Tabacco, Firearms, and explosives, and the Colorado Springs Police Department Tactical Enforcement Unit found and arrested Jose Alfredo Romero, 36.
Deputies say Romero was booked into the El Paso County Jail and is charged with First Degree Murder.
The Palmer Lake Police Department initially responded to a shooting Thursday at 4:26 p.m. that happened in the 700 block of Highway 105.
At the scene, deputies and officers found a woman dead from a gunshot wound.