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Colleen Hoopes

Case from Tempe, AZ dated May 20, 2022

Victim Details

Colleen Hoopes

Female

White / Caucasian

Tempe

AZ

2022-05-20

25

Colleen

Hoopes

litigation

07/04/2026

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In the early morning hours of May 20, 2022, the life of 25-year-old Colleen Hoopes, a talented and beloved female ballet dancer, was tragically cut short in her Tempe, Arizona home. Authorities responded to a 911 call from her husband, Christopher Hoopes, who claimed he had shot his wife after she startled him in the middle of the night. Upon arrival, police found Colleen with a gunshot wound. She was rushed to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.

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  • https://www.azfamily.com: Man allegedly shoots, kills wife at Tempe home after claiming she ‘startled’ him
  • FOX 10 Phoenix: Husband shoots and kills his wife because she 'startled him,' Tempe Police say
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