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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

ARREST ALAMOSA MAN IN SHOOTING SPREE ALONG COLORADO, KANSAS LINE


Matthew Griffith, of Alamosa, was arrested after a wild Valentine's Day shooting spree along the Colorado-Kansas state line and jailed on an attempted homicide charge, the Prowers County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday. 

No serious injuries were reported though a number of people reported being fired upon in both states. Griffith also faces gun charges.

The bullets started flying in western Kansas and ended in Holly, Colorado. There were conflicting of where the first shots were fired - either Coolidge, Kansas, or Garden City, Kansas.

The Powers County Sheriff's Office said a "
deputy rammed the suspect vehicle, in an attempt to get the vehicle stopped, due to the nature of the charges and to prevent the suspect vehicle from getting back into the city limits of Holly.

"Deputies eventually got the vehicle to stop inside the town limits of Holly and the suspect was arrested."

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