A 27-year-old man who shot two of his Topgolf coworkers — killing one in every of them — in December 2023 has pleaded responsible to homicide and tried homicide.
Victor Salazar-Guarache took a plea deal in Adams County District Court docket on Thursday, based on court docket information.
Salazar-Guarache pleaded responsible to second-degree homicide and second-degree tried homicide, court docket information present. The plea deal dropped expenses of first-degree homicide, two counts of first-degree tried homicide and a violent crime sentence enhancer from his case.
The then-26-year-old Topgolf dishwasher was arrested in December 2023 after a midnight taking pictures in a Thornton Topgolf parking zone at 16011 Grant St. left one man useless, police mentioned.
Police mentioned Salazar-Guarache obtained into an argument with one in every of his Topgolf coworkers, clocked out early and waited within the parking zone for an hour to ambush him.
Bryce Holden, a 22-year-old Topgolf dishwasher, was shot a number of instances and died from his accidents, police mentioned. The Topgolf kitchen supervisor who walked out with Holden was additionally shot.
As Holden and the supervisor exited the constructing and entered the parking zone, Salazar-Guarache obtained out his automotive and fired 12 pictures on the pair, persevering with to shoot even after Holden fell, based on his arrest affidavit.
A Lyft driver who was selecting up one other Topgolf worker instructed officers he noticed Salazar-Guarache exit his car and, when he returned to his automotive after the taking pictures, it appeared Salazar-Guarache was laughing, the affidavit acknowledged.
Salazar-Guarache will subsequent seem in court docket for a sentencing listening to on Oct. 11, based on court docket information.
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