Incident
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9-16-2018 Colorado Grand Junction 1-1
Location
September 16, 2018
Grand Junction, Colorado
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Name: Brandon Sanchez
- Age: 26
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Name: Melissa Pruitt
- Age: 34
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Female
- Status: Unharmed, Arrested
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
- Defensive Use
- Defensive Use - Stand Your Ground/Castle Doctrine established
- Defensive Use - Good Samaritan/Third Party
Notes
Victim fatally shot in chest struck by defensive shot. No charges against Pruitt under "Make my Day" law
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: Unknown
Sources
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- URL: https://www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/man-dies-in-morning-shooting-in-clifton/article_678dc0ba-b9c8-11e8-bf12-7749874f7f9c.html
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- URL: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/man-arrested-in-assault-where-another-man-died/article_4aeecf42-bb05-11e8-b73e-10604b9f7e7c.html
District
Congressional District: 3State Senate District: 7
State House District: 55