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Quitmeyer case a possible suicide
New information leads investigators to rule out murder
Aaron Montoya
Issue date: 7/30/08 Section: News
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At 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, CSU Chief of Police Dexter Yarbrough announced at a press conference that information about Quitmeyer's medical history and a search of his apartment is leading detectives to believe the fatal injury was a "possible self-inflicted gunshot wound."
Police found Quitmeyer's body with a gunshot wound to the upper-left chest in the parking lot of Summit Hall dormitory on the CSU campus at 11:08 p.m. Friday near the apartment complex where he lived.
"[We are] looking into other facets of his life," Yarbrough said. Investigators found that Quitmeyer suffered from chronic headaches and on Friday "he was suffering from possibly the most severe headache he had ever experienced," Yarbrough said.
According to Yarbrough, a .22 caliber rifle that Quitmeyer legally purchased in October of last year was used in the shooting. It was found approximately 100 feet from the body on Saturday afternoon, the day following the initial crime scene findings.
Police believe that the wound Quitmeyer suffered may not have killed him instantly, giving him time to walk a short distance before expiring.
Yarbrough noted several times throughout the press conference held in front of Green Hall, CSUPD's headquarters, that the investigation is still ongoing.
"We cannot release many of the details at this point," he said.
The gathering was a small one dominated by press members, but a few friends of Quitmeyer were there to hear the update. They left in tears after hearing the new information.
The Vice President of Student Affairs office provides information and counseling for families and concerned callers at (970) 491-1000.
Editor-in-Chief Aaron Montoya can be reached at editor@collegian.com
Viewing Comments 1 - 5 of 10
AP Style
posted 7/30/08 @ 10:21 PM MST
Aaron, dude. Watch your AP style, because it really sucks. Your reporting is also weak. I don't mean to be rude, but you're EIC. Maybe Browne should stay around a little longer. (Continued…)
Jesus F. Christ
posted 8/01/08 @ 6:26 PM MST
The secondary headline says "New information leads investigators to rule out murder."
The new information SAYS NO SUCH THING!
Craig Hawley
posted 8/03/08 @ 9:52 PM MST
Jesus F Christ a moniker used by Max before. Don't worry Aaron , the last thing we the actual readers of the collegian want is another cut and paste AP book journalist. (Continued…)
AP Style
posted 8/04/08 @ 11:43 AM MST
He is the EIC and errors like that are lazy.
I agree, the AP style can be rigid, but it is the gold standard for the top journalists in the field.
There is nothing wrong with bending the rules to make your writing more interesting, but on hard news stories such as this, it's true to form to stick with AP style. (Continued…)
Confused at CSU
posted 8/05/08 @ 9:00 AM MST
Guys,
I am much more concerned about the presence of two distinctly different articles on the same page, about the same story, by different authors, which give completely different, and conflicting information about the case!
Before you improve your AP style, how about getting an EDITOR, and a FACT CHECKER, before publishing articles on the same web page, that conflict with each other?!
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