eric henderson was drinking before, during and brooklyn's - near sports authority field, before hitting jursevics on i-25 near castle rock. he's serving 8 years in prison. a lawsuit filed by jursevic's husband says the bar served henderson even though he was visibly drunk. that is against colorado law. still 9news legal expert scott robinson says these kinds of lawsuits are not unusual and are often successful. the bar has chosen not to comment on the case. the man who police say opened fire -- killing one person in downtown denver this week remabe charges. denver police say 20 year old steven wiley shot at two people on champa street - near the 16th street mall. they say he and his girlfriend tried getting away on an r-t-d bus-- but they were able to stop them. 30 year old nathaniel simpson died. the second victim is still recovering. wiley is also facing first degree assault charges.. a man sentenced to life without parole for his part in a murder case-- will be freed after nearly 20 years behind bars. according to the lawyers for giselle gutierrez- ruiz were ineffective during his 19

. >> reporter: eric henderson was driving home after drinking all day. >> i don't know if the person is drunk, but there's a large flat bed truck weaving back and forth. >> reporter: concerned drivers were cald henderson off the road. >> i wanted a state trooper in the area to stop him. >> reporter: jamie was helping with another crash, and dispatch connected her with a caller. >> she said she couldn't leave the accident. she was going to try and stop side, and that's when i heard her scream. >> reporter: the last thing kevin saw was her flashlight fly into the air. 9 wants to know also saw that. investigators allowed us to watch the video, but not release it because of the graphic nature. in it, we could see the trooper in the road using her know driver to stop. -- drunk driver to stop. do you train troopers to stop drunk drivers with a flashlight? >> it depends on the situation, but possibly yes. >> reporter: state patrol provided 9 wants to know documents showing troopers are trained to use flashlights to direct traffic, but they don't have specifics in the manual about using flas

jaimie jursevics was killed by eric henderson last november as she directed traffic on interstate 25 near castle rock. she was on the highway assisting another trooper with it a crash. henderson was returning home from a broncos game. according to court documents, he drank during, before and after the game. a civil lawsuit is seeking unspecific damages from henderson. it names brooklyn's, the bar henderson was drinking after the game. the suit alleges brooklyn's served him alcohol when he was visibly drunk. want want reached out to brook -- 9wants to know reached out to brooklyn's. they cannot comment at this time. >>> denver police say a man facing charges now 20-year-old steven wiley accused of killing one person and wounding another. as officers took him into custody, an rtd transit police officer grabbed up a child and carried her out of a potentially dangerous situation. 9wants to know reporter anastasiya bolton found out that officer was jerry torres. at 6:00 we hear what was going through his held as he tried to get the child to safety. >>> children's hospital colorado is taki

eric henderson listens to eight years in prison for vehicular . her husband is suing henderson and the bar served him drinks that night. >>> 17-year-old in northglenn high school student struck and killed by a car while crossing the street. police are looking at just what happened. the schools " was crossing at the intersection was worth and rossman shoes heads. police say she was crossing at a time she shouldn't have been. but it thinks that surprising because what her daughter used to do for work. >> she was in construction, she knows with the fact that she wouldn't use the crosswalk safely. >> funeral will be held monday. >>> at colorado state university basketball player arrested for the second time in 14 months. the 22-year-old was taken into custody by campus police on misdemeanor charges of domestic violence and folsom prison. he was arrested on similar charges back in july 2015. >>> the search for a person who outside a nightclub. the victim wanted to the club thing he had been shot. we see the suspect got away in a red camaro which they s

. >> reporter: eric henderson was drinking, before, during, and after a november broncos game. his last stop, before heading home was brooklyn's. a bar near sports authority field. the lawsuit says the bar served henderson, even though he was that is against the law in colorado. saying these kinds of lawsuits are not unusual, and are often successful. bartenders have a duty not to over-serve customers, but the liability ultimately falls on the bar itself, even if no one expected the worst to happen. on that november night, henderson left brooklyn's and drove home on i-25, trooper jamie jersivics was helping down. he hit her, and drove off. in june -- >> i'm so truly sorry. >> reporter: henderson was sentenced to eight years in prison. his court battles are not over. and it seems brooklyn's are just beginning. the civil lawsuit doesn't say how much money the family is asking for, but 9 wants to know also reached out to this bar for a comment about the case. kyle, they chose not to songwriters in the world has died. leonard cohen was 82 years old. canadian poet, and songwriter wa

eric henderson hit her and took off. he pleaded guilty in june and sentenced to eight years in henderson and bar serving him that night. the lawsuit claims the bar served him even though he was visibly drunk which is illegal in colorado. >>> can have 37. after 21 years in prison and retrial moses elle was released from prison. anhe crime. moses had long maintained innocence but recently denver da opted for a retrial. moses elle and his lawyers hope to keep wrongful convictions in the future from happening. >> we look forward to constructive dialogue with the new district attorney to make sure what happens to mr. moses never happens to anyone else. >> any plans to sue the district attorney's office? few years ago that allows wrong convicted people to get damages for $7,000 for every year they were in prison. that's up to $2 million in this case. >>> a state of emergency in flint michigan has been extended. the city's water is unsafe to drink without a filter now. the mayor says the ongoing water crisis is a civil rights a

the caller was following eric henderson who saw her flashing her headlights and tried to stop him. moments later she was hit and henderson drove off. henderson was sentenced to eight yearss the trooper recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the colonel and the bar that served him. the trooper -- the trooper leaves behind her young daughter who was eight months old. we will talk about efforts in the next half-hour. reporting live, "denver7" >>> turning now to the white house as the trump transition continues. rnc chairperson reince priebus is the new chief of staff. trump spoke on 60 minutes last night and he backed down from his promise to build a wall on the border and said he would okay -- be okay with the fence but he insisted he plans to depart criminal undocumentee immigrants. >> trump spoke about birth control, a rights and abortion. we have a recap of the interview. >> you can't nationalize our police and he's not going to. if that is something he's going to try to do we will put a stop to it. >> joe salazar one of the speakers at an anti- trump rally it happened at

. >>> the man in the middle of this video, ttat's eric henderson serving an eight-year prison sentence. he killed trooper jursevics after a broncos game. jursevics's husband is suing henderson and the bar who served his he's seeking damage due to emotional distress and pain of serving of losing his wife. >>> denver voters got to vote on pot clubs and we don't know which side won. >> there's just 8,000 votes that separate the yes and the no. and the yes vote still leading. however, there are about 90,0 ballots left to count. secretary of state's office says they plan to update the ballot count tomorrow night. >>> four states legalized recreation pot and that includes california. blueprint for implementing pot laws. governor hickenlooper says he's glad to help and he says arraignments has dropped 70% in the first year of legal pot. >> do you know how much money that saves in court cases and how many young kids would otherwise get accustomed to going to jail which isn't good. >> a lot of people are worried that the other states legalizing it will income. >>> a girl was hit by a driver whi

. >> the man who hit and killed jamie, retired colonel eric henderson was convicted to 8 years in prison. she left behind a husband and new baby. >>> all day yesterday, other law enforcement agencies have been sending their condolences to csp. we have seen messages of metro fire. this is now the fourth law enforcement officer to be killed in the line of duty in colorado this year. nationwide, 2016 has seen 132 officers killed in the line of duty. >>> there is no denying that armed men and women in blue have a tough and often thankless job. more and more people are coming forward to say thank you to them. we have this picture of aurora police officers help moving a homeless man and belongings away from traffic. going viral. >> the fact that they stop and help it, warmth my heart. >> guys around the country do this stuff every day. most of the time it doesn't get noticed. sometimes the small things help out the most. >> and appreciation for law enforcement are flooding facebook. >>> we know the holiday season is here, and it's time for a lot of us to give back, and for a community in auror

eric hanna: "in life they teach you happy life happy wife. so i gotta take her and make sure she's happy. " "i wanted the free bag" we also stopped by target and toys r us in henderson to check out the lines there. a lot of parents were looking for deals on their kids christmas gifts. it is worth mentioning... regardless of the lines, we only saw smiling faces. but of course, no one waits until today to start shopping. all over the country... people have been waiting all week for this. you can see footage here... of people camping out days before. apparently they have time on their hands to do this. some folks hang out in cars... in tents... and even just waiting outside in the rain. and once those doors open... look out store workers. as widespread as black friday is here in the u-s... stewart: "..i thought i'll have a look around, to be honest. it's been one of these things that black friday is definitely become bigger and bigger and it seems that more and more things are sort of going on sale, so it's worth having a look. i think everyone seems to be waiting now and to try to pick up a good deal." shoppers in london also headed out early for some black friday dea

eric hanna: "in life they teach you happy life happy wife. so i gotta take her and make sure she's happy. " "i wanted the free bag" we also stopped by target and toys r us in henderson. a lot of parents looking to get deals of their kids christmas gifts. regardless of the lines we only saw smiling faces today. most people saying its a tradition in their family to come out here after thanksgiving dinner. a lot of people still coming in and out of the store. if you plan to head out to do some shopping... be sure to download our fox5 mobile app... to find a list of open stores-- and hours... on the go. some people spent time helping the less fortunate... have a happy holiday. fox 5's eric hilt.. spoke with people who got a free thanksgiving lunch from the "catholic charities of southern nevada.." and he shows us what the holiday meal meant to nats - is here okay for you? seats at these tables at the catholic charities of southern nevada were hard to come by.. nats -- welcome! these tables .. filled with people enjoying a thanksgiving lunch .... many say if it wasn't for this organization .. they wouldn't have been able to have such a nice meal. "aw man i'm full man, it