The widow of a man killed in a murder-suicide in Colorado Springs last June is still searching for answers about his death.
The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) said 31-year-old Qualin Campbell was found dead inside his company vehicle at a parking lot along South Nevada Avenue in between the Taco Bell and Wendy’s. Police said another man, later identified as David Karels, was dead in the passenger seat of the car with a gun in his lap. It was an apparent murder-suicide and, according to police, both men died from gunshot wounds.
Tali’Ja Campbell, Qualin’s wife, said she had no idea who the man in the passenger seat was or how he got into her husband’s car. She still has many questions about that day, including why her call to police about a frightening text message from her husband was not set at a higher priority.
“911 Send please!” was the text Qualin sent her at 1:07 p.m. that day, along with his location and a picture of the unknown man in his passenger seat. Tali’Ja called 911 a few minutes later and was transferred to a CSPD call taker at 1:15 p.m., according to dispatch logs obtained by News5.