. >>> first let's get you the latest on kevin lyons. he's in court now. >> you may remember in april police say lyons shot and drkikenneth atkinson as the doctor was trying to help also shot by lyons. jason gruenauer haa an update. several witnesses are taking the stand. >> reporter: they are. thepoint of this is to determine if there's enough evidence to move this case forward, which would ultimately then gg to trial, which could mean that kevin lyons could face up to the rest of his life in prison. so far we've heard from some witnesses and also heard some evidence that we have not yet heard, including the 911 tapes from the day of that shooting. actually as that includes dr. ken atkinson, whose voice aapears talking to a 911 dispatcher saying "he's coming at me with a gun" and we hear shots fired and silence on the other end of that phone. there was also presented today by the prosecution a next day interview with lyons' wife. she said her husband had been acting weird and crazy and snapped and started shooting. lyons is facing 14 fe

kevin lyons is accused of shooting and killing dr. kenneth atkinson back in april. atkinson was trying to help the two women-- when he was shot. today's preliminary hearing was pushed back until experts determined that lyons interrupted court proceedings several times in the past to try to talk to the judge. he has changed public defenders three times. lyons faces 14 charges-- including first degree murder, attempted first degree murder and first degree assault. it attracts hordes of loyal customers from across the region. now ikea says it's considering a second location along the front range -- but don't grab your wallets and run out the door just yet -- it could take a while. the swedish company is looking of land near i-25 and east baseline road. but a spokesperson says there's no specific timeline for planning, building or opening the store. ikea opened its first front range location in centennial about 5 years ago. since then, the massive store has attracted shoppers from across the state. create about 500 construction jobs - and another 250 once the store is o

. >> reporter: the preliminary hearing is still in session right now. 46-year-old kevin lyons sat quietly next to the public defender as the prosecution began. they started with the 911 call from april 4th. wife. she was critically wounded and the other was dr. ken atkinson. in the recordings, you can hear him trying to relay his location to the dispatcher. he tells the dispatcher say he's been shot in the leg. followed by multiple gunshots and silence. two investigators talked about the witnesses they following the shooting. all talked about how kevin was talking crazy while firing the gun. he was acting strangely and then he snapped. that's what the defense seemed to focus on. dr.ken atkinson's wife was joined by a large group of family and friends who have been supporting her through the proceedings. she declined to talk on camera. the prosecution has a list of call to the stand. the judge plans to get through all of them. and he'll then determine if there's enough evidence to send the case to trial. officials say that's likely going to be the case. >>> developing right now. police hop

very chilling of >> reporter: a detective testified that the wife of kevin lyons told them that her husband had just acted weird for several days, even irrational. she suggested he go to the hospital. she says that she didn't even know that her husband had a gun. she told police that kevin came at her, had the gun, and just that is when she went outside and enkourned her two flieshsing to help her. dr. ken -- encountered her, trying to help her. and you're going to hear some of the comments he made during his arrest and after the arrest in the interview room. all interesting stuff coming up tonight at 6:00 on >>> here's the latest on a bizarre deadly accident in lakewood. an injured man found playing in the street. he died. he was in the car with his sister-in-law when the two got into an argument. he jumped out. the vehicle hit power poles and traffic signals. no word on who was driving at the time. >>> developing tonight, video of another attack along denver's 16th street mall, and the man witnessed much more than this. it is just the latest string of incidents that we have reported along

kevin lyons is facing numerous charges, including first degree murder. at a preliminary hearing today, a d interviewing his wife. she told them her husband "just snapped", and started shooting at her. her neighbors tried to help her. dr. atkinson was shot in the head and died. >>> turmoil in a place ever peace. this week a number of headstones in a longmont cemetery were knocked over. >> reporter: the city was founded in 1871 by a group of people from my hometown, chicago. and it's very possible that their graves are among those that were disturbed here. >> reporter: what happened here may have been done for fun. but that's not how police see it. >> i would classify it more as an emotional damage. we call it defacing property. >> reporter: a camera captured pictures of those suspected of do morning. some have already been identified. for those with family members buried here like christie griffith, the vandalism is far more than just tipping over pieces of granite or marble. >> not that they care about the stoern itself, but person that it represents, th

so this morning, those court proceedings continue today. 47-year-old kevin lyons will face a judge. the judge will determine if there's enough evidence to send lyons victim and friends have been present for the previous proceedings and it left a normally quiet community stunned. the events unfolded on april 4th. he's accused of killing kenneth. as the doctor ran out of his home stopping lyons -- he faces 12 felony counts including one count of first-degree murder after route bond at the arapahoe county justice center, i should say next to the justice center. he's held there without bond since the april 4th shooting. live from the arapahoe county justice center, jaime leary. >>> thank you, story out of lafayette, police want to find a woman who ripped off an elderly woman. for 2 months, investigators have been trying to find julie. they say she ways through the metro area -- she swindled people for years. there's arrest warrant out for her and they're putting out word hoping for tips. >>> a former officer in colorado springs finds himself on the other side of the law. david hendricks

code inspectors kevin lyons and ripe shepherd. >> that is off of luis and kennedy. >> reporter: we found out it's not always to get in if a property has an absentee ladder is stagnant -- stagnant water. >> reporter: they don't hurt animals or people. >> how are you doing. >> so this homeowner is actually letting us into her backyard. we wouldn't be able to get back here without her permission. so we're going back here to do what we have to do. >> reporter: if you call tampa code, they will spend an inspector out, but the dunks only last 30 days. >> they're very inexpensive. >> reporter: one reason you neighborhood soon. in tampa, i'm carson chambers, abc action news. in the meantime a bay area congressman bashing washington for injecting politics into the fight against zika. david jolly calling on congress to meet for an emergency session and pass a long-term zika funding plan. right now the feds are funneling about $100 million per month into zika prevention, education and vaccine ebola crisis. >> we need to make sure there is federal resources for vaccine development so we can contain

. >>> a man accused of shooting kevin lyons is facing numerous charges, including first degree murder. at a preliminary hearing today, a detective talked about interviewing his wife. she told them her husband "just snapped", and started shooting at her. her neighbors tried to help her. dr. atkinson was shot in the head and died. >>> turmoil in a place ever peace. this week a number headstones in a longmont cemetery were knocked over. the vandals were caught on camera. >> reporter: the city was founded in 1871 by a group of people from my hometown, chicago. and it's very possible that their graves are among those that were disturbed here. >> reporter: what happened here may have been done for fun. but that's not how police see it. an emotional damage. we call it defacing property. >> reporter: a camera captured pictures of those suspected of doing this at 3:30 in the morning. some have already been identified. for those with family members buried here like christie griffith, the vandalism is far more than just tipping over pieces of granite or marble. >> not that they care about the st

. >>> kevin lyons will appear in court, he is the man accused of shooting his wife then killing the doctor who rushed out to help her. initially his lawyers weren't convinced he was competent to face a judge. he went through an evaluation and a judge found that he is he could spend the rest of his life behind bars if found guilty. >>> denver police need your help finding a man who kidnapped and sexually assaulted someone. happened saturday night in southwest denver. police say the suspect is a hispanic man in his late 20s oo early 30s. long hair and a bushy goatee. >>> this video led to a lot of questions about safety on denver's 16th street mall. new video of a different fight. >> denver 7's eric lupher on the 16th street mall this morning. ressdents tell us the harassment really never stops. >> reporter: one woman who works down here, she gets off late, she says she's harassed all the time for the simple things like extra leftover food she has. violence. we've been talking about this. but let's be honest, police can't be everywhere at once. harassment can turn very dangerous. this video

kevin lyons will appear in court today. he's accused of also wounded his own wife and her friend. atkinson was trying to help the two women-- when he was st. hearcin the court pearance had while experts evaluated whether he was mentally competent to stand trial. in previous court appearances-- lyons interrupted several times... trying to talk to the judge. he's changed public defenders three times. lyons faces 14 charges- including first degree murder, attempted first degree murder and first degree assault. it's been a deadly summer in the denver area- for domestic violence cases. in mid june... 18 year old ashley doolittle died. her ex boyfriend is accused of murder... he said he was mad about their breakup. about two weeks later- 52 year old cara russell was killed in downtown denver. the attack triggered a lockdown at union station. her ex husband tracked her from buena vista-- where she used to be mayor. she'd left the town after the divorce. last weekend- two shootings involving possible in southwest denver on knox court before taking his own life last saturday. and a second