Arrest papers released for suspect charged with first degree murder after crash turned shooting near Citadel Mall
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - KKTV 11 News is looking through the arrest papers after a crash turned into a deadly shooting near the Citadel Mall.
According to arrest papers, 19-year-old Elijah Adolpho is being charged with one count of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder among other charges, for an incident on June 11th.
Arrest papers say Adolpho was in the car with his girlfriend when they rear-ended a yellow Dodge Ram pickup. Reports say the truck pulled up next to Adolpho’s car at the intersection of E. Portal Drive and North Academy, and Adolpho reportedly fired multiple rounds at the truck before driving away.
The truck reportedly went out of control, going through lanes before ending up in the grass near a Verizon store.
The driver of the truck, identified by police as 35-year-old Jeanette Wince, of Colorado Springs, later died. Her death is being investigated as the 12th homicide in the city in 2023.
Afterward, papers say Adolpho went to an apartment at the Park at Penrose on Half Turn Road. Adolpho’s girlfriend reportedly told her mom, who then told the police. Adolpho was then arrested.
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