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On May 2, 2025, a Pueblo Judge sentenced Deon Council-Rivera to 44 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections for the shooting of a Pueblo Police Officer in October of 2023. The case proceeded to a jury trial in November 2024 on multiple counts filed by the District Attorney’s Office. The jury returned guilty verdicts on three counts- Assault in the Third Degree- Domestic Violence, Obstruction of Telephone Service- Domestic Violence, and Child Abuse. After 3 days of deliberation, the jury was unable to come to a unanimous verdict on the remaining counts.
After extensive consultation with the victims, a plea agreement was reached in which the defendant pled guilty to count 1 Attempted Murder in the First Degree, a class 2 Felony and Assault in the Second Degree on a Peace Officer, a class 4 Felony.
District Attorney Kala Beauvais stated, “The officers in this case responded to a domestic violence call that morning. They were simply doing their job when the defendant made the deliberate decision to open fire on them. Not only did the defendant place the officers in danger, but also his girlfriend, her child, neighbors, and other nearby community members. Since this shooting, 4 other officers have been shot in our community. This conduct cannot and will not be tolerated.”