1 dead in Colorado Springs courthouse shooting, 1 arrested

PLUS | Families of Club Q victims to be honored at event this weekend; Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooter Robert Dear's case remains on hold and more, [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening. Today is Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [1 dead in Colorado Springs courthouse shooting, 1 arrested]( Colorado Springs police said one person died and another is in custody after a shooting near the El Paso County courthouse Thursday morning. "About nine gunshots" were reported by a witness who spoke with a Gazette reporter. One person was seen lying on the ground by passersby outside the courthouse and another person with unknown injuries was observed being taken by an ambulance. [Read More]( [Legendary Colorado skier, film-maker has 'one-of-a-kind' $20,000 bike stolen in Denver]( Denver has seen 8,659 cases of larceny in 2023 so far, keeping direct pace with the 8,831 year-to-date in 2022 and 8,813 in 2021. Yearly totals of theft have spiked up to over 10,000 each year since 2019, with 2023 shaping in that direction. [Read More]( [Colorado Springs Indian community to celebrate colorful Diwali festival]( Diwali is to Hindus what Christmas is to many Westerners. India’s biggest holiday is also known as the festival of lights. The religious significance of the five day festival, celebrated around mid-November, varies throughout the different regions of India and is associated with multiple deities, traditions and symbolism, but is widely considered a time to celebrate the victory of good over evil. [Read More]( [Families of Club Q victims to be honored at public event in Colorado Springs this weekend]( The families of the five people killed in a mass shooting at Club Q last year will be honored at a public memorial event, 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday , at Indvstry Video Bar, 18 S. Nevada Ave., in Colorado Springs. [Read More]( [16 weekend things to do in Colorado Springs and beyond: Holiday Home Tour, Pikes Peak morning, Festival of Trees and more]( If you are still looking to make plans for your weekend, The Gazette has you covered with 16 events around the Pikes Peak region that will get the whole family out of the house for the weekend before the Thanksgiving holiday. [Read More]( [Hopeful Air Force hockey heads into holiday road trip at Mercyhurst and Canisius]( There's plenty reason for fans of Air Force hockey to be hopeful going into this weekend's series against Mercyhurst and next weekend's matchup at Canisius. The 6-6 Falcons have won three of their previous four contests to begin play in the Atlantic Hockey Conference, culminating in a sweep of rival Army this past weekend. Senior defenseman and captain Luke Rowe and junior netminder Guy Blessing were recognized as the AHA's defensive player and goaltender of the week. [Read More]( [Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooter Robert Dear's case remains on hold, oral arguments expected in 2024]( The state-level case of Robert Lewis Dear Jr. — the man who allegedly shot and killed three people at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood in 2015 — continues to stall as attorneys await the result of a federal appeal to not have Dear forcibly medicated. [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up [here.]( Engage in the conversation in [today's eEdition]( Interested in podcasts? Check out ours [here]( Already subscribed? [Log in.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903