COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Police confirmed on Tuesday morning the suspect in the UCCS campus shooting that left two dead was a roommate with one of the victims.
Nicholas Jordan, 25, was arrested Monday morning, three days after he allegedly shot and killed two people in Crestone House, a dormitory in the Alpine Village community on UCCS campus. Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) said he is from Detroit and was found in a vehicle about three miles west of campus.
Samuel Knopp, 24, and Celie Rain Montgomery, 26, were found dead with at least one gunshot wound each just after 6 a.m. on Friday Feb. 16 by UCCS campus police. Reports of shots fired came in at 5:59 a.m.
According to police, Knopp and Jordan were roommates, though the motive and what led to the shooting remain unclear. CSPD noted all three knew each other.
Knopp was a senior studying music and was an “accomplished guitar player,” according to the university. UCCS also confirmed Jordan was a student enrolled in classes at the time of the shooting.
Jordan appeared in court on Tuesday. He’s being charged with two counts of first-degree murder, which can carry a life sentence.
Upon the prosecutor's request, he had his bond increased from one million to five million dollars cash.
Prosecutors requested Jordan be put on mandatory protection order in place, due to the potential risk he poses to UCCS students, and could be a flight risk as well due to his being from Michigan.
The court has requested Jordan surrender his passport if he possesses one.
Jordan's next appearance in court is set to be Feb. 23.
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