Highway 85/87 in Security-Widefield reopens Friday after overnight closure for deadly shooting investigation

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The 4th of July holiday is off to a violent start after authorities confirmed the discovery of two people shot to death during an apparent robbery.

Highway 85/87 between Main Street and the South Academy Boulevard interchange reopened just before 7:30 a.m. Friday; it had been closed since deputies arrived at the scene just before 11 p.m. Thursday.

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) said that it received a call reporting a robbery on the highway,

When deputies arrived at the intersection, they found two people dead with apparent gunshot wounds.

The EPSO hasn’t released information about a suspect yet, but says it has identified Eddie Charles Jackson, 23, as a person of interest they’re seeking…

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