and he had two young children. 29-year-old brandon simmons was carrying a machete and threatening people. >> officer shot him after they say he would not put down that machete. andrea flores live at the marine recruiting office with new information about simmons tonight. >> reporter: guys, friends tell us and we know this much so far brandon simmons was a marine as you mentioned. but was discharged and moved to colorado about five months ago. loved ones tell us he was battling some demons and moved to the denver area to try and get some help. we are learning more about the man shot and killed by police on cu boulder's campus after friends say this man 28-year-old brandon simmons was an active marine for 10 years but was recently discharged. they say he was last stationed in san diego and spent time serving in iraq. his last facebook post early wednesday morning reads, i command you to stop eating creatures from the water. sunday he posted this photo from the film gangs of new york with a man that appears to be holding a machete and a cleaver. those closest may have been suffering from pt

.>> police do not know why simmons was going to campus with a machete.>> we now know brandon simmons was 28 years went to live with his dad after going through divorce. he was a drill instructor in the marines and served overseas. we still do not know what cost ?caused him to wave around a machete. a source close to the investigation told our partners that someone hurts him and sayy he was quote, looking for centers. this comes as a shock to those who knew him. a facebook post made >> if you are wearing one of the shirts that say any lives matter, take it off. death is not good.>> the reason behind why he was discharged is still unknown. i spoke with one of simmons friends who served overseas with him. he says he is shocked to hear mother nature has certainly taken its toll on a monument that owners lives lost in a colorado tragedy. the call of mine?columbine memorial has started to show some wear and tear. they are trying to raise money for repairs. >> reporter: memorial visitors are noticing more more damage. like this which may be regular wear and tear or vandalism. or over here,

we know now that man is former marine brandon simmons. his friends tell us he had been they are shocked what happened wednesday morning. jeff todd has been covering this story. you just talked with some men who served with simmons. >> reporter: yeah. they said he had recently reunited with his birth father and that's what brought him to colorado. they say he was a kind and caring man but now there are so many unanswered questions like what he was doing in boulder at all. friends of brandon simmons have been showing support and sorrow discharged from the marines earlier this year. after growing up in foster homes and spending a decade in the marines most recently as a drill instructor, we are told simmons was having a hard time coping with life after service. investigation into what went on wednesday morning on campus is still going on. today the cu police announced their officer who fired his gun is clay austin, he has been at cu nearly four years. the boulder police officer involvth unpaid leave. just a few minutes ago we were able to ta

we know now that man is former marine brandon simmons. his friends tell us he had been going through a tough time but they are shocked what happened wednesday morning. jeff todd has been covering this story. you just talked with some men who served with simmons. >> reporter: yeah. they said he had recently reunited with his birth father and that's what brought him to colorado. they say he was a kind and caring man but now there are so many unanswered questions like h all. friends of brandon simmons have been showing support and sorrow on facebook. the father of two was discharged from the marines earlier this year. after growing up in foster homes and spending a decade in the marines most recently as a drill instructor, we are told simmons was having a hard time coping with life after service. investigation into what went on wednesday morning on campus is still going on. today the cu police announced is clay austin, he has been at cu nearly four years. the boulder police officer involved is three-year veteran jason connor, both are still

he is been identified as brandon simmons of thorton. an autopsy has been completed. the cause of death is pending further investigation. >> we are learning new details about to russian nationals arrested in denver, accused of illegally shipping and conspiring to send microtechnology overseas. >> it is a federal crime considered a threat to national security. erika gonzalez is here in the studio with new details. >> the suspects are behind bars and are facing up years in prison $1 million fine. a national security expert i spoke with said there is no question in his mind russia would have used it to make the us week and make them stronger. to russian nationals are in federal custody tonight after 20 month-long investigation, accusing of scheming to allegedly export cutting edge tech items to russia. -- they are accused of working with the co-conspirator, former retired army special forces reason the feds after these guys >> you could lose sleep thinking of all the uses they could put these microelectronics. >> this is how the scheme worked. the three suspects claim to

and he had two young children. 29-year-old brandon simmons was carrying a machete and threatening people. >> officer shot him after they say he would not put down that machete. andrea flores live at the marine recruiting office with new information about simmons tonight. >> reporter: guys, friends tell us and we know this much so far brandon simmons was a marine as you mentioned. but was discharged and moved to colorado about five months ago. loved ones tell us he was battling some demons and moved to the denver area to try and get some help. we are learning more about the man shot and killed by police on cu boulder's campus after

. >>> we know now that the man killed on the boulder campus was a former marine, brandon simmons. he refused and his friends tell us that he was going through a tough time but are shocked by what happened. >> reporter: friends of brandon simmons, showing support and sorrow on facebook. the father of two was discharged from the marines earlier this year. after growing up in foster homes and spending a decade in the marines accident most recently as a drill instructor, we are told he was having a after service and an investigation is still going on. the fire who offered the gun has been at cu for 3 years and the veteran officer involved, both on paid leave. >> and a friend reunited with simmons. here's what they had to say. >> so out of character for brandon, a >> he was an outstanding guy. he had a beautiful wife, beautiful kids. he was an incredible marine. he was someone i looked up to. >> i wish i could have seen some sign maybe or could have been there a little bit more, i guess. i don't know. it's just devastating. to me, it's pathetic to see somebody's life -- he don't get th

as we reported earlier today, that man was identified as brandon simmons of thorton. hours after that, police responded to a false report of an active shooter inside the university memorial center. one student describes the scary moments during the evacuation. >> and some random guy shouted everyone needs to get out. it was chaotic and everyone was running. it was so scary. i fell and i got my phone. i could grab it like to keep running my left it. many students left their belongings behind. a line of students formed outside to pick up their belongings. >> some denver residents a plan simple a five-story apartment complex without providing parking will destroy their neighborhood. at about once the build 108 micro apartments on this lot at 16th and humbled. they are taking advantage of a loophole in the city's zoning code that does not require them to override any offstreet parking for the people that live there. putting up signs to show how the apartment complex will make things worse. >> are neighborhood is not opposed to development in general. we are in favor of th

it's a wonderful feeling. >> from the culinary center, i'm brandon simmons, channel 3 news. >> making our stomachs combroul. >> 6:20 in the morning. >> lasagna. that sounds good chl i'm sure neither one of us has had breakfast. maybe you are having your breakfast and wondering what am i going to do today. >> lots going on. >> yeah. beautiful fall day. >> in downtown, we have the health and wellness expo taking place. we'll be there around 10:00 this morning if you are interested in joining, then the heart walk taking place downtown. lots going on. i think we could see a sprinkle, though, within, say, the next live out there this morning. she'll give you more details on that. but if you are waking up with us in medina and medina county, 56 degrees is what we are expecting by the 9:00 hour. although current temperatures as you can see by our little thermometer there at 60 in downtown. i think we'll see temperatures fall until about sunrise this morning, after which point we'll warm things only into the upper 50s. highs today low 60s. we are waking up to more cloud those clouds should be

police officers who killed the suspect and they were trapped with him in a stairwell. 28-year-old brandon simmons was on campus with the machete. officer say they were forced opened fire when he started % moving towards them with a weapon in hand. >>> an overnight robbery did not go as planned at a walgreens. police say four suspects tr to remove an atm machine from inside the store before the alarm went off. they were unsuccessful and hightailed it out of there before officers could get there >>> a freak accident on highway 128 in bloomfield. a truckkdriver was killed, he was run over by his own truck. metro fire says the driver stopped to do some work on the track when all of a sudden the semi rolled over. emergency crews had to pull the man from underneath that truck hospital where he later died. >>> now to a bizarre accident on the golf course. two people were hurt after street sweeper went off havana and down a 15 foot embankment onto kennedy golf course. the sweeper crashed into a pole that holds a large net that stops golf balls from going onto the road. police are investigating. >>> is he

friends say this man 28-year- old brandon simmons was an active marine for 10 years. but was recently discharged and moved to colorado five months ago. those closest to him say he may have been suffering from ptsd or depression. we are told he grew up in and out of foster homes and shelters in texas, and leaves behind two kids. police have named cu pd officer clay austen and boulder pd officer jason connor as the officers involved in the shooting. they are on paid administrative leave as the investigation continues. i'm jennifer brice at the capital where the disability community is demanding action after reports of abuse at the pueblo regional center. dryers and some had words cut into their skin. advocates say until administrators and staff become criminally liable, they do not believe abuse will stop. the people here want legislation to protect the disabled. >>> thank you for joining us on colorado's news channel. we're going to have a fabulous macgyver: in my line of work, no one expects to live forever. ("disco inferno" by the trammps playing) and, look, i know i

friends say this man 28-year-old brandon simmons was an active marine for 10 years but was recently discharged. they say he was last stationed in san diego and spent time serving in iraq. his last facebook post early wednesday morning reads, i command you to stop eating creatures from the water. holding a machete and a cleaver. those closest to him say he may have been suffering from ptsd or depression. they tell cbs4 he grew up in and out of foster homes and shelters in texas. loved one's say he leaves behind two young kids. friends say he moved to colorado less than a year ago, but investigators are still trying to figure out what ties he may have had to the campus. ago poli have named the officers involved in the shooting. cmpd officer clay austin and boulder pd officer jason connor are on paid administrative leave as the investigation continues. reporting live in denver, andrea flores, cbs4 news. >>> new information for you on the search for a driver who flipped and suv after leading officers on a wild chase. the crash happened at 50th and washington early this morning. debris strewn acros

the suspect was identified as 28-year-old brandon simmons. simmons enlisted in 2006 and was discharged in may, but details were not provided why he was discharged. police say simmons threatened someone with a knife in the parking lot of the champion center near the football field wednesday. when officers arrived, they knife and was shot. a cu police officer and boulder police officer both shot the suspect. one is a four year veteran of the force. the other has been with boulder police for three years. both officers are on paid administrative leave. >>> hurricane matthew slammed florida today. the eye of the storm hugging the coastline moving north bringing with it heavy rain, violent winds and dangerous storm surge that could reach up to 11 feet. hundre without power now and at least two people in florida have been killed by the storm. the storm has been downgraded to a category 2 but still has sustained winds 110 miles per hour. in north carolina residents are packing up and getting to higher ground. >> right now we have to prepare to worst

he is 28-year-old brandon simmons of thornton. police say simmons got into some sort of fight yesterday ann followed a patient inside the sports medicine facility on the cu campus. >>> and this denver mom will spend a quarter century in prison for the death of her baby boy. 23-month-old died last july care of his mother and her boyfriend. the boyfriend goes on trial in february. >>> new tonight, words scrawled on the free speec wall at du are sparking con trof controversy leaving some people feeling threatened. we're on the campus and are little ambiguous. we're not totally sure. take a look right here. there is a student painting this picture, this is all about unity. she tells me. a black hand holding a white hand. faculty members painted white over them, that's what black student alliance tells me because of the messages that why underneath them. they say they were offensive. >> it's freedom of speech wall is meant to give send out their thoughts and messages to campus. some people feel the way their messages have been altered

he was 28 -year-old brandon simmons of thorton. of the skitter say he was threatening people with a machete near the athletic center yesterday morning for the university sent an emergency alert to students and staff. things got back to normal today. >> new to moments regarding -- check this out. this is detective dan -- earlier escorted by fellow he was shot last week in particle beulah is about 25 miles southwest of pueblo. today more in factories were allowed to return home. the fire has destroyed eight homes and 16 buildings. investigators think ac dot excavator started the fire. i first met mike on a fundraising event to help the hunger in ethiopia. i was an aurora scholar this year. at his birthday party. mike is a very nice guy. he's a really nice guy. he can do 62 pushups. mike is a great friend to the ethiopian community. mike's not like other politicians. he's not like other republicans. i think he's better. mike's one of us. he's one of us. mike coffman es uno de nosotros. mike is one of us. i'm mike coffman, festival is

please shying killed university of colorado campus earlier this week we now know his name was brandon simmons was a marine spoke with rb officer marine lance corporal now police say some in friendly's them friendly's with a machete before the shot they see you and boulder police released officers involved shooting and boulder officer jason car and now both unpaid a ministry of leave while the shooting is under investigation right now and denver there investigating a shooting that happened near ninth and laura a little after seven man was shot use denver health in serious condition one neighbor told fox 31 he heard a gunshot and sounded like a car speeding off. please do not have a suspect in custody learning new details about a crash and brighton please say 61-year-old adam montes of fort lupton he died in the crash happen at the intersection of they county road. investigators say are cardinal truck pulled out in front of the honda civic than the honda lost underneath montes died and police say one person was airlifted to the hospital the can see the chopper leaving in the picture coming up p

brandon simmons threatened a person in a parking lot and then went inside. police confronted him inside a stairwell. they say he was shot when he refused to drop his weapon. >>> douglas county detective dan brite spent about a month at parker hospital after being shot. he received a warm sendoff today. brite was at the september 2nd. hospital workers lined the hallways and cheered as he was wheeled out of the hospital today. he'll continue his rehabilitation in craig. he and his wife christine released a statement thanking the community that reads in part, "we have seen goodness, kindness and loves in ways we never could have imagined. the outpouring of support, donations and prayers tremendously helped us through this difficult time. from the bottom of our hearts we thank you for your continued who shot and killed a suspect last month will be awarded a medal of valor. deputy terry james was fully justified in defending herself last month. investigators say adrian schaffer fired at the deputy as she approached him in her vehicle in longmont september 10th. s

brandon simmons threatened a person in a parking lot and then went inside. police confronted him inside a stairwell. they say he was shot when he refused to drop his weapon. >>> douglas county detective shot. he received a warm sendoff today. brite was at the hospital since september 2nd. hospital workers lined the hallways and cheered as he was wheeled out of the hospital today. he'll continue his rehabilitation in craig. he and his wife christine released a statement thanking the community that reads in part, "we have seen goodness, kindness and loves in ways we never could have imagined. the outpouring of support, donations and prayers tremendously helped us through this difficult time. we thank you for your continued prayers and encouragement." >>> the boulder county deputy who shot and killed a suspect last month will be awarded a medal of valor. deputy terry james was fully justified in defending herself last month. investigators say adrian schaffer fired at the deputy as she approached him in her vehicle in longmont september 10th. she fired back. sch

shot and killed by police at cu boulder had been discharged five months earlier of 28-year-old brandon simmons was an active marine from 2006 until may. the marine corps gave no other details. simmons was shot wednesday inside cu's champion center near the football field. police say he threatened someone with a swordlike knife in the parking lot and then entered the building. police say he was shot after he refused orders to drop the weapon and investigators say two officers with the city of boulder and with campus police opened fire. they still want to hear from people who were in the area when it happened. >>> for the first time the obama administration publicly blamed russia for trying to influence the election by hacking political targets in america. homeland security and director of national intelligence also claim only russia's most senior official could have approved the hacks. alleged targets include the democratic national committee, contractor that revealed michelle obama's passport and e- mails by former secretary of state colin powell. tonight's statement does not blame russia for

. >> reporter: from the culinary center, i am brandon simmons, >>> the indians are going full speed trying to clinch another win, they did it against the red sox last night work we have the highlights coming up in sports. >>> we will all hear about "the girl on a train" coming up as well. >>> be a tie is 65 and we made it to 81 degrees yesterday. we will talk about the cool >>> it's always us against the world. it's always cleveland against the world! >> that was the cleveland cavaliers at the indians game boston red sox. they had a dominating win in game 2 yesterday. they are now ahead 2-0. how about going with brandon guyer. in the second inning he delivers an rbi single. he was three for four in the game. here's a three run homer. that was against corey kluber gets the win. he never let up allowing no runs. not much from the top of the lineup at in the fourth jason kipnis comes through again yesterday, rbi single to left, fight-zero at the top of second. here's a strike out. more on cruger in a moment. 2 scoreless innings and the indians were winners 6-0. not >> we haven't seen a lot of

that man was brandon simmons. he was 28, a former marine and father of two. his friends tell us he recently moved to thornton to live with his dad after a divoe. to the bottom of why he did it. a source close to the investigation told our partners someone heard simmons say he was quote, looking for sinners. we learned the names of the officers. clay austin and jason cannon. they are on paid leave as the investigation continues. >>> students at du turned the conversation around on race. someone painted racially charged comments. office. the university has temporarily covered the wall. >>> coming up a story that will make you think twice before trying to take justice into your own hands. a phone stolen from an arvada family. the vigilantes are sharing their stooy. >>> it's been a decade since a memorial was built to honor the lives of the 13 victims in the columbine shooting. switch to centurylink and get up to 40 megs of high-speed internet for just $20 a month. that's the speed you need to stream... ...game... ...connect on social media... learn, shop and mor

if you have any information 28-year-old brandon simmons are speaking out this morning. he is the man that walked on the campus with the machete last week. his friends say this is not like him. police say he walked into the champion center and waved a machete around before getting shot by police. his friends say he was an outstanding marine and was the father of two recently moved to colorado after getting a divorce. friends say they didn't see any troubling signs that the in for help. >> every marine faces demons. we sing -- we see things and everybody has him. >> his friends say he will be buried in san diego where his ex-wife and kids live. >>> investigators in missouri are searching for two men they say kidnapped a sheriff deputy and sexually assaulted her. you can see in the surveillance video a darkly moss the tripod. the deputy was pumping gas at miles and she got out of the car they kidnapped her. >> for me as the sheriff you feel responsible for your employees anyway and for something like this to happen it is buried tragic to say the least and to have a young p

marine corps' manpower reserve affairs office today 28-year- old brandon simmons was an active marine from 2006 until detail about why he was discharged. simmons was shot wednesday inside the champion center on the football field. police say he had threatened someone with a swordlike knife in the parking lot before go into the center. when officers asked him to drop the weapon, they say he refused and that is when he was shot. >>> the obama administration is formally blaming the russian organizations. a statement from the department of homeland security links the kremlin to e-mail links on the sites dc leaks and wikileaks. there were leaks from the former secretary of state and the democratic committee and colin powell. there have been attempts to hack in at least 20 states. a spokesman for vladimir putin called the accusations nonsense. >>> hillarclinn and donald debate stage sunday. they are probably not prepared to talk about audio of donald trump making lewd comments about women. the washington post released the audio from 2005 of donald trump speaking with billy bush and him talk

this month former marine 28- year-old brandon simmons stormed campus at the champion center ith the machete but officers say they were forced to open fire when simmons moved towards them with the weapon in hand. it is unclear why simmons was 3 on campus that day. >>> three backlashes holding up traffic for hours and two people dead and three injured. >> let's send things over to the first alert traffic center. >> it was a horrible day on the ro killed after being dragged under the wheels of his own truck. he got out near el dorado blvd. to check sommthing when the truck started rolling forward dragging him about 200 feet and another semi driver was able to stop the truck and call for help and he was airlifted to the hospital where he later died . highway 128 open one hour ago. one person died in this crash south of hudson and will county and one was thrown from the on highway 45 e. of i 76. the state patrol investigate the circumssances behind the crash. this crash started off the morning commutes with the driver was going east on hampton workers north and goes to hhvana and he turned off t

the boulder county coroner's office has now identified the man at 28-year-old brandon simmons of thornton. he was a marine who was recently discharged. investigators say simmons threatened someone with a knife in the parking lot of the champion center near the football field. then he went into the complex where he was later fatally shot by two officers after he refused to drop that knife. >>> the man accused of stabbing somebody to death in strasburg arapahoe courtroom this morning for a preliminary hearing. deputies say jeremiah pepper got into a fight with andrew martinez in august. things got heated enough to the point where pepper stabbed martinez who later died. pepper faces first-degree murder charges. >>> a denver woman will spend the next 25 years in prison for her role in the death of her 23- month-old son. candace lampley was sentenced thursday after previously pleading guilty to child abuse prosecutors dropped a first- degree murder charge as part of a plea deal. investigators say the toddler was brought to a hospital in july of last year with bruises and abrasions on his face

the ice we go, it is wayne simmons to claude giroux for the captain's second goal of the season to tie the game. then the flyers get shorthanded bowl from defenseman brandonree flyers defense scored last night, first time that's happened since 2010. flyers win it, four-three. next up the red wings on wednesday night. >>> and coming up in the next half hour of "eyewitness news", how the latest development in campaign 2016 are impacting the stock market. >> plus, how much halloween candy did you buy this year? you may be surprised at how much americans are spending for trick-or-treating. justin? >> and, jim, what happens at this hotel today could impact thousands tomorrow, and justin finch in center city tracking talks between septa and transport workers union ahead of the possible strike tomorrow. >> plus, bill cosby is in court, why tomorrow is a specially big day in the legal case against the comedian. katie? >> and guys, we are only at monday and the end of the month of october here, we want to gave you a sense though what the weekends has in store. and at this point, it is looking sun sunny, dry, temperatures thahat may be just little cooler than avera

wayne simmons nice captain to claude giroux scores his second goal of the season. that will tie up the game. to the third the flyers shorthanded. brandonanning skates on in and scores. three flyers defensemen score in the game for the first time since 2010. orange and black end their two-game losing streak four-three the final. >>> coming up next in the sports zone, we're going to have full eagles/cowboys coverage once that game is over. sports director don bell live at at&t stadium and i'll be joined in studio by former eagle darwin walker coming up in just a few minutes. don't want to miss that. >> you'll have lots to talk about. >> for sure. >> thank you so much. >>> the phanatic is one very see busy guy as we know. coming up after the break how he helped special children celebrate halloween today. a little bit early. all dressed up, (alex)tor) if you have medicare or will be covered soon, here are some important things you should know. first, if you think medicare covers everything, you may be in for an expensive surprise. second, you could be responsible for thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. which brings us to number th

police say-- brandon simmons was in the champions center parking lot wednesday threatning people with a sword like weapon. after he wen officers confronted him in a stairwell. that's when officers say he refused to drop weapon and the opened fire. a boulder county deputy who shot and killed a man last month, has not only been cleared of any wrong doing, but will soon be honored for it. this as the district attorney ruled she was fully justified in the shooting last month. deputy teri javes shot adrian shaffer. investigators say he fired at her as she approached him in her vehicle - along highway 287 the sheriff's office says her quick reaction saved her life-- and possibly lives of other people nearby. deputy javes will soon be will be awarded the medal of valor for her courage and skills while under fire. 5 weeks in the hospital and many feared a detective would never make it home. that tells you why the goodbye at the hospital was so emotional - so incredible. detective dan brite is fighting his way back to the force -- lined the hallways and they cheered as he headed for the door.