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Chief warns proposed state sentencing and parole changes could weaken local tools as Pueblo records 107 shootings last year
Summary
Pueblo Police Chief told council that three pending state bills would limit prosecutors’ and judges’ sentencing options for shootings and other felonies, and urged council members to contact state lawmakers; the chief also reported the city recorded 107 shootings and 67 drive-by incidents in the previous year.
Pueblo Police Chief addressed council at the work session to flag three state bills he said would limit the city’s ability to prosecute and sentence some violent offenders, and to ask councilors to consider contacting state legislators about the measures.
Chief Noller said one bill he was watching would reduce the felony class for shootings that do not cause death — discussed in the briefing as "house bill 25 12 06" (described in the meeting as affecting charges for acts of "extreme indifference"). He told council that under current law shootings into occupied structures or crowds are charged as attempted first-degree murder or with extreme indifference, and…
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