A Denver man scheduled to stand trial on murder charges in November could soon be officially cleared of all charges, after the local district attorney asked a judge to dismiss the case based on a reasonable claim of self-defense.
There’s no dispute that Stephan Long shot and killed brothers Damon and Blake Lucas on a Denver interstate last June, but Long has maintained from the beginning that he did so because he was afraid for his life. Long was originally charged with two counts of first degree murder, but in a statement this week Denver D.A. Beth McCann said “evidence establishes a strong and valid self-defense claim.”
Police reports stated that the Lucas brothers were in one vehicle and Long was driving behind them when the brothers stopped their vehicle in the right lane of traffic between the two exits. That’s when one of the brothers exited the vehicle and approached Long’s car and a confrontation happened with Long pulling out a gun and shooting one of the brothers.
According to police reports, Long did not get out of his vehicle and tried to drive away when the other brother got out of the vehicle and grabbed Long’s car. Long drove off the interstate and onto the 8th Avenue ramp while firing at the other brother, causing him to fall from the car.
A Denver police detective heard the shots and followed Long. That’s when uniformed officers stopped him at 13th Avenue and Meade Street a few minutes later and took him into custody. […]
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