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Cortez journal colorado9/10/2023 They handed out water to officers and to local media.Ī neighbor said she witnessed a fight on the porch that spilled into the yard, then heard the shot. Police instructed people to move farther away from the house and stay on the south side of Montezuma Avenue. We received alerts by texts, email, and phone messages about an incident nearby at 11:18 a.m.,“ said one parent.” Later, they said students were evacuated, and the school day had ended.“Ībout a dozen bystanders and neighbors observed the scene, including local media. Parents and guardians could be seen leaving the school with children. (Jim Mimiaga/The Journal)Įmergency vehicles were positioned to shield the leaving students from the home under investigation. Kemper students were evacuated after a shooting and police investigation occured at an adjacent home. to the Cortez Library where they were picked up by bus or parents. Students were led out on foot and walked east on Montezuma Ave. Police tape surrounded the home, and was strung across North Adams Street.Īll students and staff were safe, and school was out for the day, Vicki Shaffer, public information officer for the Montezuma County Office of Emergency Management, said about 1:45 p.m. The house is on the northwest corner of North Adams Street and East Montezuma Avenue directly west of the school. The area reopened about 5:25 p.m., and a reduced police force remained at the scene. warned residents to avoid the area on East Montezuma Avenue from Park Street to Harrison Street. But after further investigation, it became unclear whether that was the case.Ī Nixle alert from Montezuma County at 2:59 p.m. The car was pulled over by police at East Empire Street and North Mildred Road, and the victim was then taken to Southwest Memorial Hospital.ĭuring a media briefing, Knuckles added that a gun had been retrieved from the house’s yard, and no one has been arrested.īased on witness accounts, it was believed a possible suspect was in the house, he said. The shooting victim left the scene in a car driven by a female, Knuckles said. The situation then escalated to a shooting, and an adult female was shot in the leg. Rex Brinkerhoff, and the investigation was ongoing.Ĭortez police were initially called to the house for a fight at 10:54 a.m., Montezuma County said on its Facebook page. The search warrant for the house was denied, according to Patrol Lt. Knuckles declined to identify the suspect or disclose the suspect’s gender. from the scene, since no one from inside the house had responded to requests to surrender. Police requested a search warrant, Knuckles said about 4:20 p.m. Montezuma Ave., with hands up, according to Cortez Police Chief Vernon Knuckles. Late Wednesday afternoon, police continued to try to persuade a possible suspect to leave the house, at 546 E. Wednesday and led to an hourslong standoff with police. Kemper goes into lockdown, then evacuates studentsĪ shooting in Cortez forced Kemper Elementary School students to evacuate the building about 1:25 p.m.
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