COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO (KCNC) — A man responsible for last year’s deadly shooting at a University of Colorado-Colorado Springs dormitory has been found guilty of murder.
On Wednesday Nicholas Jordan was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony menacing in the deaths of his former roommate, Samuel Knopp, and Celie Rain Montgomery on Feb. 16, 2024. Jordan is from Detroit and was enrolled as a student at UCCS.
During Jordan’s trial the defense stated that he acted in self defense when he shot his roommate. However, the prosecution argued his roommate had previously reported Jordan to police as a potential threat. Jordan was arrested a few days after the shooting. He pleaded not guilty in November…