The suspect in last week’s fatal shooting near the El Paso County courthouse in downtown Colorado Springs had been waiting outside for 20 minutes before he approached his victim and fired at least six times into his chest and head, according to witness accounts in an arrest affidavit.
A witness reported they heard the suspect say “I told you I was going to get you” before shooting William Winters again, according to the affidavit.
Winters, 28, was carrying a baby in a car seat when he was shot Thursday, Colorado Springs police said in the affidavit. Winters died at the scene, and the baby sustained some redness and bruising from being dropped, according to the affidavit.
The suspect, Shaquille Brown, 29, is charged with first-degree murder in the killing.
Police responded to the courthouse at 270 S. Tejon St. just after 10 a.m. Thursday to reports of a shooting and arrested Brown.
Brown told detectives Winters assaulted him at a downtown Colorado Springs bar, Blondies, in April, and he said he shot Winters because Winters had since sent him threats by text and social media, according to the arrest affidavit. But Brown could not produce evidence of the threats, according to the affidavit.
Brown also told police he had borrowed the gun from a friend because he was afraid of Winters and that Winters was walking toward him when he started shooting. But when surveillance video contradicted Brown’s statements, he told police he “blacked out” and was not in control of his actions.
Winters was scheduled to be arraigned in the assault case at the courthouse on Thursday morning, according to court records.
“Mr. Brown stated he felt fear and pressure, and stated he ‘would not allow’ (Winters) to harm him again,” a Colorado Springs detective wrote in the affidavit.
Detectives recovered eight shell casings and a Glock 19 handgun at the scene.
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