Police officer indicted for 2nd-degree murder in Colorado shooting

LaSalle police officer indicted on murder charge

DENVER (KDVR) -- A LaSalle police officer who shot a person during a suspicious vehicle call has been indicted by a grand jury. Officer Erik Hernandez was working on an investigation after a suspicious vehicle call on May 3 when he and another officer encountered 31-year-old Juston Reffel at the Family Dollar in LaSalle. Judge sentences Club Q shooter with 5 life terms According to a release from the Weld County District Attorney's Offic…

Weld County grand jury indicts LaSalle police officer for fatal shooting

A LaSalle police officer is facing a second-degree murder charge for fatally shooting a man in May. The 19th Judicial District Statutory Grand Jury issued an indictment Friday against Officer Erik Hernandez from the LaSalle Police Department, according to a Weld County District Attorney’s Office news release. His case dates back to May 3 when Hernandez was involved in the fatal shooting of Juston Reffel at Family Dollar in LaSalle. While followi…

Police officer indicted for 2nd-degree murder in Colorado shooting

Erik Hernandez shot and killed Juston Reffel on May 3 in Lasalle, Colorado. A Weld County Grand Jury said Hernandez was not justified in firing at Reffel.

La Salle police officer indicted for murder in shooting death of man at Family Dollar store

Erik Hernandez (Provided by Weld County District Attorney’s Office) A grand jury has indicted a La Salle police officer on murder charges in the fatal shooting of a 38-year-old man that officers had deemed suspicious in the parking lot at a Family Dollar store on May 3. The 19th Judicial District Statutory Grand Jury issued an indictment dated June 23 against La Salle Police Officer Erik Hernandez, according to a statement issued Monday from the…