On the evening of February 20, 2021, a fatal encounter unfolded at the Downtown Motel in Trinidad, Colorado, leaving 31-year-old Tad Jeffery Michael Trefethen dead from multiple gunshot wounds. The owner of the motel, Joseph Shiloh Kirkland, a 39-year-old Trinidad resident, was arrested in connection with the shooting.
Trinidad police responded to a 9:23 p.m. call from Kirkland himself, reporting an attempted stabbing at his motel located at 516 E. Main Street. Upon arrival, officers foun
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