The Denver Post
DENVER — A man convicted of killing a Denver police officer 20 years ago applied for a prison program that could make him eligible to seek an early release in as few as three years, stirring outrage among the police union and the detective’s family.
Raul Gomez-Garcia, 39, was convicted of second-degree murder in the killing of Denver police Detective Donald Young on May 8, 2005. Then 19, he was also convicted of shooting Young’s partner, who survived. Gomez-Garcia was sentenced to 80 years in prison in 2006 — the maximum possible term. He will be eligible for parole in 2053…