Colorado suspect killed after shooting officer linked to 2019 cold case murder

Suspect killed in Fort Collins crash and police shooting identified 00:24

A suspect who was killed after shooting a police officer this summer is now being linked to a 2019 cold case murder in the state.

A decision letter from the Larimer County district attorney on Friday justified the use of force by four officers in the death of suspect Clayton Pierce , 42. In an update, Fort Collins Police Service also announced investigators found sufficient evidence to prove Pierce was responsible for killing Joseph “Sonny” Brigman, 62, who was found dead at his Fort Collins home in 2019.

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Previous booking image of deceased suspect Clayton Pierce. Larimer County Sheriff’s Office

According to the Fort Collins PS press release , back in 2019, investigators exhausted all efforts to determine probable cause for criminal charges at the time that Brigman’s death was ruled a homicide.

Then in 2023, Brigman’s case was revisited, and that is when Pierce was connected and became a suspect for first-degree murder.

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