COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — A man was killed in a shooting near Dorchester Park in Colorado Springs Saturday night.
Dispatchers received a call reporting gunfire around 7:13 p.m. The first officers arrived at the scene a few minutes later. They found the victim's body along the Pikes Peak Greenway Trail near South Tejon Street.
The El Paso County Coroner's Office has identified the victim as 21-year-old Jesse Schiele III of Colorado Springs.
On Fri. May 5, the Colorado Springs Police Department arrested 19-year-old Bryce Daniels on a first-degree murder charge, who has been identified as the suspect in this case.
This is the 6th homicide investigation in Colorado Springs this year. At this time last year, the Colorado Springs Police Department had investigated 19 homicides.
In an effort to better understand crime in Southern Colorado. News 5 will continue to track homicides across Colorado in 2023 to provide a picture of violent crime trends across Southern Colorado.
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