Affidavit Reveals ICE Shooting Details

A newly released arrest affidavit details the July 16 shooting outside Aurora’s ICE detention center, where GEO Group employee Brandon Booth, 42, allegedly shot 21-year-old protester Emma Landis in the foot.

Booth told police two women protesting outside the facility threatened to track down his address and his children’s school, which he said sent his anger to “a 15 out of 10.”

Booth, who said he had never received formal weapons training, told investigators he aimed to scare the women rather than hit them, firing one round that struck Landis in the foot.

Booth faces several felony charges, including attempted second-degree murder. GEO Group has said it will cooperate with the investigation.

State Medicaid Owes Feds $8M: Audit

An audit found Colorado owes at least $8 million to the federal government after reviewing the state’s electronic visit verification system for in-home care under Medicaid.

Auditors reviewed a sample of 160 claims out of 1.3 million from the 2024 fiscal year and found errors in caregiver documentation and background screenings.

State officials disputed the findings, calling the sample size too small and insisting there’s no evidence services went undelivered or were fraudulent.

Federal inspectors flagged up to $45 million more in federal funds for further review, a process state officials say could take years to resolve.

New Wolf Pack Forms

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) confirmed a fourth reintroduced wolf pack, dubbed the Piney Ridge Pack, has formed in Eagle County.

The other established packs are One Ear in Jackson County, Three Creeks in Rio Blanco County, and Copper Creek, the first pack to form after reintroduction began in 2023.

Wildlife officials say packs have higher survival rates than lone wolves, and pack formation helps focus conflict-mitigation efforts like scare devices and fladry fencing.

CPW is still working to count pups born this spring and will release a statewide wolf population estimate in its annual report next spring.

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➤ Denver: Mayor Mike Johnston announced a new childcare task force and a broader “Mile High Line” development plan during his State of the City address Tuesday. (More)

➤ Southern Colorado: The Aspen Acres Fire, the seventh-largest in state history, was measured at 101,546 acres and 61% contained on Wednesday. (More)

➤ Castle Rock: The town declared a Stage 2 drought response, effective Tuesday, in a push to reduce usage by 25%. (More)

➤ Sheridan: The city’s police department assisted the FBI in a national probe into an ATM “jackpotting” scheme tied to Tren de Aragua that stole more than $6 million from banks across 26 states. (More)

➤ San Miguel County: Two mudslides shut down Highway 145 for hours and swept a motorcyclist about 60 feet into the San Miguel River on Tuesday. The rider was hospitalized. (More)

➤ Lone Tree: A one-year-old bear was struck by a vehicle near Heritage Hills Parkway Wednesday morning. The bear later died. (More)

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➤ Travis Hunter topped USA TODAY Sports‘ ranking of the 10 greatest college athletes from Colorado, lauded for his two-way dominance at cornerback and wide receiver across two seasons at CU. The list also included Heisman winner Rashaan Salaam and Supreme Court Justice Byron “Whizzer” White. (More)

➤ The Colorado Avalanche enter the 2026-27 season with the third-oldest roster in the NHL at an average age of 30.6, behind only the Kings and Panthers. (More) 

➤ SafeSport, the Denver-based U.S. watchdog covering abuse in Olympic and Paralympic sports, began publishing weekly updates of people banned or restricted from Olympic sports. 2,200 names are currently on the list, including 80 Coloradans. (More)

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