AlwaysaSceptic's Blog

This is the mentality of the Anti-war anti-Bush movement.  The HATE that gets stored in their hearts builds and builds, to the point of loosing control.  Unfortunately his hate came out against someone he supposedly loved.  These people really need to take a look at their hearts and motives and discover themselves before more people get hurt or loose their lives!

GREELEY, Colo.  -- 

Police in Greeley arrested an Iraq War veteran and charged him in connection with the murder of his estranged wife and the shooting of another man.

Police described the case a domestic violence situation that ended in gunfire Sunday night in the 4400 block of 6th St.

Police identified the woman who was killed as Nikki Cortez, 21 of Eaton. Investigators said a suspect who was charged in the case is 24-year-old Ricardo Cortez. Neighbors said the two had been married.

The man who was shot is identified as Sam Jantz. Police said his sister owned the home where the shooting happened. He was in stable condition Monday with gunshot wounds to the torso.

The crime tape stretched across several yards, because the two victims in this case were found in two different places.

When police were called at 11:00 p.m. Sunday, they found a man lying near the roadway in front of one home. He had been shot. Then, officers were directed to a home a few doors away. Inside, they found a woman dead. She'd also been shot.

Police were questioning Cortez and talking to witnesses Monday morning.

“There are many witnesses involved in this. Because of the hour, 11 at night,” said Brad Goldschmidt of the Greeley Police Department. “A lot of people were still up. Those that weren't heard the shots and were awakened. So (there are) a lot of people to talk to and a lot of evidence to process.”

The Greeley Tribune reported that Cortez participated in a protest of the Iraq War that he organized on March 20 (See picture of Cortez at the protest courtesy of the Greeley Tribune. He was arrested five days after that on charges that included second-degree assault and false imprisonment.

Last week, he agreed to a plea bargain in the case. Sentencing in that case was scheduled for November 1.

Neighbors said Nikki and Ricardo Cortez married last year, and that they had lived in the area during that time period.