Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Wilmer Manuel Soto
Age : 33
Gender : Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 12/19/2022
Location : 9855 Rubicon Drive
City : Colorado Springs
County : El Paso
State : Colorado
Agency : El Paso County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 12/19/2022, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of shots fired inside a residence in the Lorson Ranch area of Colorado Springs in the 9800 block of Rubicon Drive. Responding deputies found a suspect, later identified as 33-year-old Wilmer Soto, barricaded inside the home. The sheriff’s Tactical Support Group attempted to establish communications with Soto before entering the residence. Inside, law enforcement located Soto deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Three other adults inside the home were found dead from gunshot injuries related to the incident. The sheriff’s office reported Soto had a domestic relationship with one of the victims.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kktv.com/2022/12/19/suspect-barricaded-fountain-area-neighborhood/
https://www.gazette.com/news/suspect-victims-identified-in-el-paso-county-murder-suicide-174cec9c-87b0-11ed-89f2-47f75d45fc7e/
