A long-running dispute over an easement and access to a gravel road in rural Westcliffe, Colorado, ended in deadly violence on November 20, 2023. Sixty-three-year-old Rob Geers was among three people shot that afternoon; his 73-year-old wife, Beth Wade, and neighbor 58-year-old James Daulton also died. A surveyor with Geers escaped unharmed; Daulton’s wife, Patty, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was critically injured.

Court documents describe years of conflict between Geers and neighbor Hanme Clark. Authorities say Clark approached Geers and the surveyor, angrily accused them of trespassing, then opened fire. Clark fled in a white Ram pickup and was sought as armed and dangerous before being arrested by New Mexico State Police near Albuquerque on November 21, 2023. His girlfriend, Nancy Rae Medina-Kochis, was in the vehicle and was later charged as an accessory.

Clark faces multiple counts including three counts of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, and first-degree assault. Did anyone in the Westcliffe area witness the confrontation near the shared property line or notice the pickup truck leaving that afternoon?