A fatal shooting occurred outside the El Paso County courthouse in Colorado Springs on the morning of November 16, 2023. The victim was 28-year-old William Winters; he was shot just after 10 a.m. on Tejon Street and later died of multiple gunshot wounds, including to the chest and head. A baby Winters was carrying in a car seat suffered minor injuries from a short fall.

A 29-year-old Colorado Springs man, Shaquille Brown, was arrested at the scene by court security and charged with first-degree murder. Prosecutors also charged him with child abuse and possession of a weapon by a previous offender; he is being held on $1 million bond. Brown and Winters had a prior altercation in April at a downtown bar, Blondies, when Brown reported being assaulted and allegedly required surgery. Both men were at the courthouse that morning for proceedings tied to that earlier incident.

Brown told investigators he had been threatened by Winters and said he fired after Winters approached, claiming he blacked out and did not mean to continue shooting. Surveillance footage reportedly shows Brown approaching Winters, who was carrying the baby, opening fire, and then standing over Winters and firing additional shots after Winters fell. Does anyone have information about the April bar incident or the courthouse shooting that could help clarify what happened?