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Shawnee Tapia

Case from Colorado Springs, CO dated Jan 07, 2018

Victim Details

Shawnee Tapia

Male

Colorado Springs

CO

2018-01-07

35

Shawnee

Tapia

07/11/2026

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On a cold Sunday in Colorado Springs, the life of Shawnee Antonio Tapia, a 35-year-old male, was brought to a tragic and violent end. The fatal encounter unfolded on January 7, 2018, in the unassuming parking lot of Astro Liquors. It was there that Tapia was shot, his death marking another grim statistic in the city's record of violence. A proud member of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe and a U.S. Army veteran who had served in Afghanistan, Tapia's life was one of service and family. He was a father ...
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