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<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b233ea95f719a3d53f2f16865de0547c" style="color:#271f1f;font-size:14px"><strong>Nicholas Trevon Jordan, 25, of Detroit, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder following his arrest on Monday morning </strong></h1>



<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d0c3e14d64d90d55dc08f939c1d86b4e" style="color:#271f1f;font-size:14px"><strong>Suspect </strong>i<strong>s a student at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs and roommate of male victim Sam Knopp on Friday, Feb. 16</strong></h1>



<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-62f92a0c79db2cf9ac345a149abe9de3" style="color:#271f1f;font-size:14px"><strong>Celie Rain Montgomery, 26, was also identified after police found them with gunshot wounds to the head around 6am on Friday </strong></h1>



<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c902f116e5f78fb3619570569ef5f617" style="color:#271f1f;font-size:14px"><strong>Montgomery, 26, was a single mother to two daughters, five and seven, while Knopp, 24, a senior, was a gifted music student </strong></h1>



<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4828871c95575df8920f8ef2e9e86c88" style="color:#271f1f;font-size:14px"><strong>Jordan and Knopp were registered students of the university at the time of the shooting &#8211; all three knew each other </strong></h1>



<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e26493d8adf05242dc9d3135f5788909" style="color:#271f1f;font-size:14px"><strong>Arrest warrant for Jordan raised Friday was exercised after members of Colorado Springs PD&#8217;s Motor Vehicle Theft Unit located him in a vehicle on Monday morning </strong></h1>



<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7c2133605d74aac1db1c65c2711935da" style="color:#271f1f;font-size:14px"><strong>Jordan was being held at the El Paso County Jail on a $1million bond, charged with two counts of first-degree murder</strong></h1>



<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4527c7890bba89a0b7096e757567aa21" style="color:#271f1f;font-size:14px"><strong>Appearing in court for a hearing Tuesday, Jordan’s bond was increased to $5 million cash-only which will be readdressed at his next court appearance on February 23</strong></h1>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>25-year-old Nicholas Trevon Jordan, [photo], from Detroit, is accused of shooting his roommate Sam Knopp, and his guest Celie Rain Montgomery, on Friday at Crestone House on the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs campus</strong> </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The 25-year-old suspect arrested over the murders of a single mother and a student at a Colorado university dorm last week is a student at the college and roommate of the male victim, police confirmed. <br>Nicholas Trevon Jordan, 25, of Detroit, is accused of shooting his roommate Sam Knopp, 24, on Friday at Crestone House on the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs campus. He also shot Knopp&#8217;s guest, Celie Rain Montgomery, 26.<br>Colorado Springs police said Jordan was detained at Cliff Point Circle East in the city at 8.37am Monday. <br>Jordan and Knopp were registered students of the university at the time of the shooting. Police noted all three knew each other.<br>&#8216;Investigative efforts continue to indicate this was an isolated incident between individuals who were known to one another and not a random attack against the school or other students at the university,&#8217; police said on Friday. </p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Music major Sam Knopp, [photo], 24, was roommates with the man who allegedly shot him and his guest inside their dorm room at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs on Friday. Knopp was in his senior year at UCCS</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Investigators, who obtained a warrant for Jordan’s arrest on Friday evening, had since been searching for the suspect. On Monday he was arrested at 8:37 a.m. after officers found him in a vehicle in the 4900 block of Cliff Point Circle East in Colorado Springs.<br>The arrest came just hours before the university hosted a healing walk through campus to give community members a space to process Friday’s double homicide.<br>Jordan was held on a $1 million bond. Scheduled to appear in court Tuesday afternoon, during the hearing, Jordan’s bond was increased to $5 million cash-only as the DA’s Office argued that the suspect does not have ties to the state being originally from Michigan, along with the seriousness of the charges, multiple victims, and he apparently tried to leave the state after the alleged crime. <br>Furthermore,Jordan who had a firearm when arrested, still poses a threat to witnesses and the general public the DA said. <br>The bond issue which will be readdressed at his next court appearance on February 23. <br>Jordan is being held at the El Paso County Jail and charged with two counts of first-degree murder. <br>He was booked after members of Colorado Springs PD&#8217;s Motor Vehicle Theft Unit located him in a vehicle on Monday morning, police said. </p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Freelance copy writer and single mother-of-two Celie Rain Montgomery [photo], 26, was identified as the second victim in what police believe was a double murder inside a dorm at UCCS</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Montgomery was a single mother to two daughters aged five and seven, one relative posted on Facebook, while Knopp was a gifted music student. <br>Knopp, was a senior studying music at the university and said to be a beloved member of the Visual and Performing Arts department. He was an accomplished guitar player and an extremely talented musician. <br>Montgomery worked as a freelance copywriter specializing in health and wellness. She was not a student at the university. <br>It&#8217;s unclear what the relationship was between the victims. </p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>A police officer stands outside a dorm in the Village at Alpine Valley housing on Friday as police investigate a shooting on the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs campus</strong></p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Knopp, [photo], was a talented senior studying music at the university. He is survived by his parents and twin sister, Ellie</strong></p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">When police officers got to the room at around 6am Friday, they found Knopp and Montgomery both dead, having been shot in the head.<br>Each victim was shot at least once in what appeared to be an &#8216;isolated incident,&#8217; police spokesperson Ira Cronin said at a briefing. <br>A lockdown across campus lasted for about 90 minutes and later was isolated to Crestone House, a student apartment complex on campus, school spokesperson Chris Valentine said.<br>Following the lockdown, the campus about 70 miles south of Denver remained closed for the day.</p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Sam Knopp, [left], and his sister Ellie [center], in a family photo </strong></p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Samuel Knopp seen, [right], with his mother, Amy Knopp, [left], was a senior studying music at the university and said to be a beloved member of the Visual and Performing Arts department at UCCS </strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Sam&#8217;s mother, Amy Knopp, shared her concerns online just as the shooting was taking place. <br>&#8216;There were reports of an active shooter on campus at UCCS where our son, Sam, is a senior. At least one person is dead,&#8217; she wrote. <br>&#8216;I haven&#8217;t heard from Sam. He lives in Alpine Village, where residents were told to shelter in place. The campus is in lockdown and is now closed today. <br>&#8216;PLEASE EXCUSE MY LANGUAGE BUT IT&#8217;S THE GODDAMNED GUNS! This hits way too close to home and it makes me want to vomit. All the &#8216;thoughts and prayers&#8217; in the world mean nothing without action to back them up.&#8217;</p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Members of the campus community place roses on the Mountain Lion sculpture in the center of the UCCS campus after a healing march to remember shooting victims</strong></p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>UCCS hosted a healing walk through campus to to remember victims of Friday’s slaying. [Photo], Colorado Springs Fire shift commander Gary Reading, UCCS chancellor Jennifer Sobanet, Police chief Adrian Vasquez, and UCCS chief of police DeWayne McCarver, each with ad single rose in their hands during the march </strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8216;Given this case&#8217;s active and fluid nature, additional information about those leads and any potential suspect details will not be released at this time,&#8217; a press release from the police department read.<br>Following the campus closure, walk-in counseling was offered at the school&#8217;s wellness center over the weekend. <br>For the march university staff handed out red, white, pink and yellow roses to everyone in attendance before the walk began. At the conclusion of the event, everyone was invited to place their roses on top of the mountain lion statue. Student body president Axel Brown noted in his speech that the flowers will be moved to a more permanent memorial inside the library.<br></p>

Nicholas Jordan, 25, roommate of male victim charged with first-degree murder of Sam Knopp and Celie Rain Montgomery in University of Colorado dorm room killings – Bond raised from $1M to $5M at first hearing
