Brighton man faces 23 counts in connection with woman’s death, string of alleged crimes

BRIGHTON, Colo. — The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office on Friday filed multiple charges against a man accused of a woman’s death and a string of incidents that occurred in Brighton and Adams County last week.

The Brighton Police Department said this case started shortly after 11 a.m. on Aug. 28, when officers responded to Murphy’s Express off E. Bromley Lane after receiving reports that a suspect had approached a man at a fuel pump, showed his firearm and tried to steal the man’s car. The man refused, and during their altercation, “a shot was fired,” police said.

The suspect fled on a bicycle. The victim had a minor injury…

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