FOUNTAIN, CO — On Monday, District Attorney Michael Allen announced in a press release that his office completed its review of the officer-involved shooting of Ross Floersheim
finding that the shooting was "justified."
Floersheim was shot by Fountain Police Officer Brett Ryder on Village Meadows Drive near the intersection of Fountain Mesa Road on November 20
Officers were initially called to the scene after a female caller reported being thrown to the ground and that their counterpart was not letting their 8-year-old son leave the premises
According to the justification from the 4th Judicial District
Floersheim answered officers at the door toting a rifle-style weapon
Officer Ryder fired a single shot into Floersheim’s torso after he was told eight times to drop his weapon
Officers stated that Floersheim fell to the ground as Ryder and Corporal Haley
They started hearing between what they believed was ten to fifteen more rounds from Floersheim's weapon
The DA's Office said Floersheim was found in the residence with 27 7.62mm shell casings around him and another magazine with 29 cartridges in it
According to the District Attorney's Office
Ryder and Haley did not render aid out of fear for their lives and continued shooting by the suspect
Floersheim was found inside the home by a tactical hostage rescue team with a spinal cord injury
Floersheim was continually verbally abusive to paramedics and officers administering him aid
Floersheim would later die from his injuries after refusing surgical intervention to repair a hole in his stomach
Colorado's Fourth Judicial District Attorney's Office found all the evidence and facts of Officer Ryder's use of force to be justified under Colorado State Law
You can view the DA's Office Justification here
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Our beloved Mom and Nanna left us on November 9
Marilyn Alys Decker was born on November 26
She was always on the go and worked at Del Rose and Mode O’Day dress shops
as well as working in the Turf Club at La Mesa Park
She was a volunteer for the Hospital Auxiliary
and she and Cecil were famous for their dancing
They had two children and she was quite active in their childhoods
with piano lessons and being a girl scout leader
Marilyn was preceded in death by her Mother and Father
along with their children Addison and Tatum and his Daughter Farley and Blake Kaiser
Son Ryan and his children Madilyn and Mason
Kara and Michael Davis and their children Payton
Son Ross and Laurie and their child Decker
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BLOOMING GROVE Assemblywoman Nancy Calhoun (R,C,I-Blooming Grove) recently met with Kira Floersheim
one of the 2012 New York State Boys and Girls Clubs' Youth of the Year candidates
I am proud to have had the opportunity to meet such a driven and dedicated young adult who shows great promise, said Calhoun
Her ambition is admirable as she consistently receives As in all of her classes
striving to be successful in every area of her education
as well as selflessly volunteering her time to assist the children in our community.
Kira is the child of a military service member and has experienced constant new routines
she volunteers her time to implement new clubs and activities for children
ONeill High School this September and also plans to pursue her post-high school education as a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point
Rio Rancho Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief James Wenzel
oversees crews fighting the two-alarm house fire on Rio Ruidoso Drive on the afternoon of April 22
Rio Rancho Fire and Rescue and Police departments responded to a two-alarm house fire around 2:10 p.m
Friday on Rio Ruidoso Road near Rio Vista Drive in Rio Rancho
Two residents of the home that caught fire were treated for smoke inhalation and minor burns on scene
Rio Rancho Fire and Rescue and the Rio Rancho Police Department responded to the blaze on Rio Ruidoso Road near Rio Vista Drive on Friday
RRFR officials told the Observer one house caught fire
The home's occupants suffered from minor burns and smoke inhalation
(Video by Matt Hollinshead/Rio Rancho Observer)
Police helped with evacuations and blocking roads
“We have relatively secure containment at this time
but the fire’s definitely not out,” Floersheim said about 4:50 p.m
the investigation into the cause would start
Floersheim said crews arrived to find the home at 716 Rio Ruidoso engulfed in flames
with high winds threatening to spread the fire to the house just south of it
Contrary to initial reports from the very busy scene
firefighters were able to keep the blaze from moving to the second home
The wind was clocked at 45 mph during the peak of the fire
our fear is that fires spread,” Fire Chief James DeFillippo said
east of NM 528 and just north of Northern Boulevard
DeFillippo said RRFR asked Corrales and Sandoval County fire departments to send water trucks
Floersheim said firefighters were relying on a “water tender shuttle operation” among the three departments to get the water they needed
Albuquerque Fire and Rescue Department and Albuquerque Ambulance crews responded to 911 calls in Rio Rancho as needed during the fire because the blaze took the attention of twice as many firefighters as most structure fires
a significant number of on-duty RRFR employee
“This will definitely be an ongoing incident
and our crews will be there for the remainder of the day,” he said
Video by Matt Hollinshead; writing by Argen Marie Duncan
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