Police cruisers responded to a shooting near 7th and Marine streets on Oct. 31, 2026. (Juliana Krigsman/Radio 1190)
An 18-year-old man from Thornton has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the Halloween shooting in the University Hill neighborhood that left one CU Boulder student dead and another critically wounded.
Omar Perez faces charges of first-degree murder, first-degree assault and first-degree attempted murder, the Boulder Police Department announced Monday. The Boulder County Sheriff’s Department booked website shows Perez was processed at 9:39 a.m. Monday, and is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday…