EPSO says man faces second degree murder charges for a shooting death

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says that a man they say is in the country illegally will face second degree murder charges for his connection to an August shooting that shut down Highway 24 just outside of Colorado Springs.

Highway 24 was closed for hours on August 26 while investigators pieced together what happened after a three-vehicle crash; however, one person reported that a passenger of one of the vehicles appeared to have been shot.

The driver of that vehicle was not at the crash at the time, prompting EPSO to open a homicide investigation…

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