Comment on South Carolina political campaign goes to the dogs

A Pueblo police officer fatally shot an armed man who pulled a gun while he was being arrested Wednesday, according to the Pueblo Police Department. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Family of man killed in Manitou Springs police shooting files civil rights lawsuit Crime and Public Safety | Trial begins for Clear Creek County sheriff’s deputy who killed Christian Glass Crime and Public Safety | Why did more than 1,000 people die after police subdued them with force that isn’t meant to kill? Crime and Public Safety | Longmont police chase, shoot armed man along Colorado 119 after Circle K robbery Crime and Public Safety | Commerce City officers shoot knife-wielding man who planned to kill his family, police say Officers responded to a call about animal cruelty at 2 p.m., Pueblo Police Department officials said in a news release Wednesday night. Officers spoke to a suspect and found he had an arrest warrant for failing to appear in court.

Police arrested a 51-year-old man in Arizona on Tuesday suspected of fatally shooting 35-year-old Luis Gómez-Reyes in Denver’s Ruby Hill neighborhood. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Woman charged with murder, tampering with body in Westminster apartment homicide Crime and Public Safety | Suspect in fatal Glendale shooting turns himself in; one still at-large Crime and Public Safety | Denver police and first responders have visited hotel shelters hundreds of times.

Open thread below read more

The Rockies were on the cusp of the most incredible comeback since Rocky Balboa decked Clubber Lang. An exaggeration? Of course. But the underdog Rockies only needed to land one more punch in Rocky’s City of Brotherly Love. But, “Yo, Adrian,” it never came, and the Phillies escaped with a 7-6 win Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park to complete a three-game sweep.

Balkan spirits and Detroit-style slices were served to the various factions of the Denver Nuggets as they learned which opponent they would be facing in the playoffs. Jambalaya is officially off the table. It’s Nuggets vs. Lakers for the third time in five years after Los Angeles knocked off the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night.

The Senate clash over the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas lasted less than three hours as Democrats moved quickly on Wednesday to dismiss the charges as unconstitutional. The stunted Senate trial marked the end of the deeply partisan and historic effort to convict and remove Mayorkas from office over his handling of the U.