SHOOTING

FROM PAGE 7 he red his weapon at Mr. Escobar. erefore, Mr. Renteria will not be charged as a result of this unfortunate incident.” e woman was later identi ed as Escobar’s mother. e couple told police that Escobar was engaged in a physical altercation with his girlfriend, according to the statement. Renteria stepped in and attempted to remove the girlfriend from the home for her safety, but Escobar stopped that and the two fought. Escobar threatened on energy is a dollar they can’t spend on their research,” he said. “So it’s kind of a win-win in that respect.” e project also falls in line with a lofty goal proposed by some Colorado lawmakers to remove all carbon emissions by 2050. Senate Bill 16, which would also set tough interim goals for greenhouse gas reduction and try again for a 30% tax credit for clean electric lawn and garden equipment, is on the table in the legislature this year.

Police responded to a call at the residence just after noon Jan. 21 from a woman saying her boyfriend and his stepdad were ghting. Upon arrival, they were approached by a man, Renteria, and a woman. Renteria appeared to be bleeding from a cut on his face and had his hands in the air, telling police “I have my pistol and I shot him”, according to the district attorney’s statement.

Construction on the lab is set to start within the next year. It will be built on what is now a parking lot, south of the existing building.

Nonpro t clean energy analysis group RMI hopes the push to build an all-electric, net-zero lab serves as a model for other facilities to adopt.

“Facilities like the Denver Federal Center can be di cult to electrify and decarbonize due to their high process and ventilation loads,” said Lucas To oli, on the group’s CarbonFree Building program. “So, we hope the integrated e ciency, energy recovery, and renewable energy strategies they’re using will provide a helpful model for high-performance lab build-outs across the U.S.” is story is from e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support e Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. e Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media. to kill Renteria. According to the statement, Renteria went back in the house and Escobar followed, pulling the storm door o the front and, upon hearing approaching police sirens, said “If I’m going to go to jail, I’m going for a reason. I’m going to kill everyone.”

Renteria told police he’d gone to his bedroom to collect his handgun while Escobar went to his room, telling Renteria “Sorry, you’re going to have to be the rst one to die.”

Renteria told police that Escobar came back out of his bedroom with something black in his hand and raised it.

“Renteria said that he was in fear for his life, thinking that Mr. Escobar was armed with a gun and red his gun at Mr. Escobar multiple times,” the statement read. “Mr. Renteria explained that Mr. Escobar previously threatened to kill everyone in the family a week prior and he suspected Mr. Escobar had a rearm in his possession at the time he red his gun.”

Later investigation showed that Escobar did not possess a weapon at the time of the shooting.