Suspect Nicholas Jordan in Double Shooting at University of Colorado – Colorado Springs in Custody

A 25-year-old student who is believed to be responsible for the fatal shooting of two people inside a dorm room on the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs campus is under arrest. Police in Colorado Springs announced that they arrested of Nicholas Jordan in Colorado Springs on Monday morning.

Nicholas Jordan

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Authorities said the suspect and the victims knew each other. The Colorado Springs Police Department said it was “not a random attack against the school or other students at the university.”

A 24-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman were found dead with gunshot wounds early Friday morning in Crestone House in the Alpine Village area. They were identified over the weekend as Samuel Knopp, a registered UCCS student from Parker, and Celie Rain Montgomery, who was from Pueblo.

Samuel Knopp and Celie Montgomery

Jordan is from Detroit and is enrolled as a student at UCCS, school spokesman Chris Valentine said. Police said they obtained an arrest warrant for him late in the day on Friday on two counts of first-degree murder. {snip}

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