Shooting at INTERSTATE 70 AND W COLFAX AVE on 09/29/2026 12:00 AM
Type: Shooting
Date: 09/29/2026 12:00 AM
Description: Road-rage shooting on the eastbound I-70 on-ramp; a driver in his 70s was shot in the back with non-life-threatening injuries; suspect Rafael Jose Mateo Ruiz later arrested
Address: INTERSTATE 70 AND W COLFAX AVE, Golden, CO
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