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Padilla family urges El Paso County commissioners to seek independent probe into 2023 shooting
Summary
At the March 25 El Paso County Board of County Commissioners meeting, family members and advocates accused deputies and the district attorney of mishandling the 2023 shooting death of Anthony Padilla and urged commissioners to request an independent investigation. Commissioners said the board has no investigative authority.
At a March 25 meeting of the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners, relatives of Anthony Padilla and community organizers urged the county to push for an independent investigation into Padilla’s March 27, 2023, shooting death and alleged mishandling of evidence and deputy conduct.
Genevieve Richard, identifying herself as a representative of the Colorado Springs Peoples Coalition, told the board that Kevin McCarthy targeted and shot Padilla outside a laundromat, struck him four times and that deputies who responded “coddled the shooter.” Richard said deputies offered McCarthy water and loosened his cuffs while Padilla lay on the ground asking for medical aid. “We call on you to commission an independent investigation into the shooting, the sheriff’s deputies’ complicity and DA Michael Allen’s…
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