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ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO

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Suspect faces four murder charges in deputy shooting Dreion Dearing accused of murdering Dep. Heath Gumm as shooting details released Members of the Colorado State Sheriffs Posse Association, mounted police officers from across the state, wait at attention for the funeral procession for Adams County Deputy Heath Gumm to pass Feb. 2 along South Boulder Road in Lafayette. SCOTT TAYLOR

Church. “I can’t think of somebody that taught us to do that better than Heath.” McIntosh was one of six current and former Adams County Sheriffs Office staff members to eulogize Gumm, 31, who was shot and killed by a suspect Jan. 24 in a backyard near the 8700 block of Edison Street in unincorporated Adams County. They recalled his playful nature, his guidance for new deputies, his

Dreion Martise Dearing faces four counts of murder for allegedly killing Adams County Deputy Heath Gumm Jan. 24, Judge Patrick Murphy said Jan. 31. Dearing, 22, was in Adams County District Court to face seven charges in total — four first-degree murder charges, a burglary charge, an assault charge and charge of illegal weapons possession. Murphy also unsealed the arrest affidavit, complete with the Adams County Sheriffs Office’s narrative of what happend that night and a list of witnesses who could be called to testify during Dearing’s trial. District Attorney Dave Young argued to keep the affidavit sealed to keep the witnesses anonymous until trial, but

SEE GUMM, P10

SEE SUSPECT, P2

Gathering for Gumm, thousands honor fallen deputy Mourners line streets, pack Lafayette church BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Adams County deputies were joined by law enforcement officers from across the state and thousands of well-wishers Feb. 2 to say goodbye to Sheriff ’s Deputy Heath Gumm, a man described as a witty prankster with a promising

career in law enforcement. “One of the things that we are responsible for as police officers is to be able to combine the care and compassion of the guardian mindset with the warrior mindset,” Adams County Sheriff Michael McIntosh said Gumm to a huge crowd gathered for Gumm’s memorial service in Lafayette’s Flatirons Community

BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

THE BOTTOM LINE PERIODICAL

‘Last year we counted one person in Westminster. If we can get two people, we’ll double what we know.’ Kate Skarbek, special projects analyst for Westminster, on the potential benefit of moving a homeless survey indoors. | P4 INSIDE

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