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Police in Colorado have identified the people wanted in security footage released after a shooting at a Halloween party that killed a University of Colorado Boulder student, as prosecutors consider additional charges.
On Thursday, Boulder Police Public Information Officer Dionne Waugh confirmed to Fox News Digital that “all of the individuals in the photos and videos we posted” have now been identified.
The main suspect, Omar Perez, 18, faces murder and other charges in connection with the death of Luca Hanlon, 19, following a deadly confrontation at an off-campus party Oct. 31 in Boulder’s University Hill neighborhood.
Luca Hanlon, pictured in his graduation gown, poses with his family. (Facebook/Grace Crocilla Hanlon)
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After the arrest, detectives asked for the public’s help in identifying three other people seen in videos and photos from that night, including two men, one wearing an “Art the Clown” shirt and another with a red hoodie, as well as a female witness.
It is unclear whether they will face charges.
“The investigation is ongoing. When and if there are any additional arrests or charges, I will send out a press release,” Waugh said.
Shannon Carbone, public information officer (PIO) for the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office, told Fox News Digital that prosecutors “successfully argued in court Tuesday for Perez to be held without bail.”
Perez’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for February 10, 2027, according to the district attorney’s office.
The Colorado Public Defender’s Office declined to comment on the case. The university did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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The filming
According to a Boulder police arrest affidavit, police first went to a home on Marine Street around 9:58 p.m. on Halloween after receiving a noise complaint. Responding officers issued a summons and hundreds of people left the rally. About 90 minutes later, at 11:28 p.m., officers returned to a call about shots fired.
Luca Hanlon was shot to death at a home on Marine Street in Boulder, Colorado. (Google Maps)
Witnesses told authorities that Perez was among the group of people who left, but returned to the residence with six others. They were asked to leave, but Perez and his group allegedly became enraged, causing a fight in the living room and on the porch. A witness said Perez appeared to be wearing a SWAT uniform and a “Purge” mask.
A resident of the home put Perez in a headlock, prompting Perez to pull out a gun and open fire, the affidavit states.
A witness told police he heard Perez threaten, “Oh, I might shoot up this place.”
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Perez shot Hanlon in the neck and another 19-year-old student in the leg. Hanlon died the next day at Boulder Community Health.
Luca Hanlon, right, is pictured with his family. (Facebook/Grace Crocilla Hanlon)
“I have no further news on the second victim due to privacy concerns. If that changes, I will send out a press release,” Waugh told Fox News Digital.
Sister identifies suspect
The arrest affidavit said Perez’s sister saw photos posted by Boulder police and contacted them after recognizing her brother’s clothing.
She then checked the family app “Life360,” which tracked Perez’s arrival at the residence at the time of the shooting. The app also traced its path after the shooting. Over the next several hours, Perez allegedly drove through Westminster, Arvada, Keenesburg, and then back to Thornton.
“The defendant was arrested at Thornton. He is not a UC student and, contrary to some rumors, was not arrested on campus,” Carbone told Fox News Digital.
Luca Hanlon was a student at the University of Colorado at Boulder. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
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His sister told investigators that days before the shooting, Perez illegally purchased a Glock 10mm “on the street” and posted photos of the gun on Instagram. She said he replaced a revolver he “threw into some bushes” after accidentally shooting himself in the calf on September 26.
The affidavit also stated that Perez and others who accompanied him were traveling in a new red Audi sedan.
When Perez picked up her sister from work, she got into the Audi and noticed a “black bleed-like mask” on the floorboard. She also told police that three people were in the vehicle with Perez.
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Perez allegedly told his sister that they had been beaten earlier at a party they were attending, “by four guys and his friends,” the affidavit states.
In addition to extreme indifference murder, Perez faces charges of first-degree assault and attempted first-degree murder, both in extreme indifference.
“For first-degree murder, the only sentence under the law is life in prison without the possibility of parole. Additional charges will likely be filed,” Carbone said.
Luca Hanlon
CU Boulder identified Hanlon, from Pennsylvania, as a second-year media production student in its College of Communication, Media, Design and Information.
“It doesn’t seem real. He was my best friend. He was always there. If I needed a shoulder to cry on, he was there, celebrating life’s biggest victories. He was like an all-around, upstanding, awesome citizen, just a role model,” Hanlon’s friend Jack Anderson told Denver’s ABC 7.
“I would say he was who I aspired to be in life. He was that person.”
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Boulder police at 303-441-3333 or submit tips online at the police department’s evidence submission portal.
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