Published 2 years ago

Dispute over child custody leads to fatal shooting of Arvada Police officer

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Sonny Almanza, 31, is charged in the murder of Arvada Police Officer Dillon Vakoff, 27. He is also accused of injuring a woman in the same incident. The arrest affidavit describes the events that happened on the nightVakoff was shot and killed.

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Associated Press News

Affidavit: Custody dispute led to fatal police shooting

A newly released arrest affidavit says a man accused of killing a suburban Denver police officer who was responding to a family disturbance told investigators he didn't know law enforcement

2 years ago·United States

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KRDO

Affidavit: Custody dispute led to fatal police shooting

The post Affidavit: Custody dispute led to fatal police shooting appeared first on KRDO.

2 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Denver Post

Arvada police officer killed during families’ brawl over custody of children, affidavit says

The Arvada police officer killed in a Sept. 11 shooting had responded to a dispute between two parents over the custody of their children that turned into a violent fight involving both sides of the couple's extended family, according to newly unsealed court records.

2 years ago·Denver, United States

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9NEWS Denver

Dispute over child custody leads to fatal shooting of Arvada Police officer

A fight over child custody led to police being called to an apartment in Arvada where Police Officer Dillon Vakoff was shot and killed, according to the affidavit.

2 years ago·Denver, United States

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Colorado Sun

Custody dispute led to fatal shooting of Arvada police officer, court documents say

ARVADA — A man accused of killing a suburban Denver police officer who was responding to a family disturbance says he did not know law enforcement was at the scene when he started shooting, according to an arrest affidavit released Monday.Sonny Almanza, 31, told investigators he thought he was shooting at a relative of the mother of his two children during a Sept. 11 fight but instead hit 27-year-old Arvada police officer Dillon Vakoff, KUSA-TV …

2 years ago

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