Fort Carson soldier shot and killed while walking dog

UPDATE August 28, 2011
Police made arrest


UPDATE

Fort Carson soldier's family seeks information about his death near motel
By Jordan Steffen
The Denver Post

Anthony Silva was hoping to be deployed to Afghanistan, but a back injury kept him from going, his mother said.

The family of a Fort Carson soldier who was shot and killed near his Denver motel early Saturday have launched a plea for help in uncovering details about his death.

Anthony Silva, 25, was found shot to death at the north end of the 3800 block of Paris Street, near the Motel 6 where he was staying.

Silva, a specialist stationed at Fort Carson, was planning to meet his father, Dave Silva, at the hotel Saturday morning so they could drive together to Anthony Silva's hometown of Columbia, Ill.

"I came here expecting a road trip home with a great young man," Dave Silva said. "He had his whole life ahead of him, and it was stolen from him and us."
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Police say soldier shot, killed in Denver while walking dog
By Joey Bunch
The Denver Post

The autopsy showed Silva died from multiple gunshots.

A soon-to-be discharged Fort Carson soldier was shot to death early Saturday while he was walking his dog near his motel along Interstate 70 in Denver, police said tonight in their first characterization of the crime.

This afternoon the Denver medical examiner's office said the man was Anthony Silva, 25, who was killed by multiple gunshot wounds.

Witnesses at the nearby Motel 6 where he was staying at North Paris Street south of Montbello said Saturday they heard five to seven shots.

Denver police spokesman Sonny Jackson said more information will be made public Tuesday.

Silva was a sergeant stationed at Fort Carson.
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