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Celie Rain Montgomery, 26, and Samuel Knopp, 24, were found shot dead in a dorm room at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs Friday morning.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A man and a woman found shot dead in a University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) dorm room were identified by Colorado Springs Police Sunday.
Celie Rain Montgomery, 26, of Pueblo and Samuel Knopp, 24, of Parker were found dead in a room in the Crestone House dorm just after 6 a.m. Friday. Police said Knopp was a registered student at UCCS, and Montgomery was not.
Police said they are investigating both deaths as homicides.
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“Investigative efforts so far continue to indicate this is an isolated incident between parties that were known to one another and not a random attack against the school or other students at the university,” police said in a news release.
The campus has been closed since Friday.
Anyone with information can call police at 719-444-7000, or callers can remain anonymous by submitting tips through Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers and be eligible for a reward. You can contact them at 719-634-7867 or submit tips online.
Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers exists to aid in reducing the crime rate in the Pikes Peak Region — El Paso and Teller Counties in Colorado — by helping law enforcement agencies solve the crime and bring fugitives to justice.
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