{"id":95106,"date":"2019-03-17T05:03:10","date_gmt":"2019-03-17T11:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/coroner-rules-deaths-near-oxford-a-murder-suicide\/"},"modified":"2019-03-17T05:03:10","modified_gmt":"2019-03-17T11:03:10","slug":"coroner-rules-deaths-near-oxford-a-murder-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/coroner-rules-deaths-near-oxford-a-murder-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Coroner rules deaths near Oxford a murder, suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A La Plata County man shot and killed his girlfriend, then shot himself, at a home east of Oxford on Sunday, according to the county coroner.<\/hardreturn><\/p>\n

Edward Ogden, 57, shot Gloria Casias, 63, multiple times around 4:30 a.m. Sunday then shot himself, Coroner Jann Smith said.<\/p>\n

The Durango Police Department and the La Plata County Sheriff\u2019s Office deployed SWAT teams to assist the Southern Ute Police Department after gunshots were reported inside the residence.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement made attempts to contact people inside the home and used a tactical robot to search the residence before entering.<\/p>\n

A handgun was found at the scene, Sheriff\u2019s Office spokesman Chris Burke said. The Sheriff\u2019s Office suspects domestic violence may have been the motive behind the killing.<\/p>\n

The Sheriff\u2019s Office talked with Ogden and Casias the evening before, Burke said. Ogden told deputies Casias\u2019 son-in-law assaulted him, but after an investigation, the Sheriff\u2019s Office did not have enough evidence to charge anyone with a crime, Burke said.<\/p>\n

Ogden told deputies he would stay the night in Mancos and left in that direction after speaking with them, Burke said.<\/p>\n

bhauff@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Suicide resources<\/h4>\n

Help for people having suicidal thoughts or for those who fear a person is considering killing himself can be found from these sources:
\n Axis Health System:<\/strong>
\n 24-hour hotline at 247-5245.
\n National Suicide Prevention Hotline:<\/strong>
\n (800) 273-TALK (8255) or text \u201cTALK\u201d to 741741.
\n RED Nacional de Prevenci\u00f3N Del Suicidio:<\/strong>
\n (888) 628-9454.
\n National Crisis text Hotline:<\/strong>
\n 741741
\n Fort Lewis College Counseling Center:<\/strong>
\n 247-7212.
\n Boys Town Hotline:<\/strong>
\n (800) 448-3000.
\n Safe2Tell Colorado:<\/strong>
\n (877) 542-7233 or online at
\n https:\/\/safe2tell.org<\/a>
\n .
\n Colorado Crisis Support Line:<\/strong>
\n (844) 493-8255 or text \u201cTALK\u201d to 38255 or online at
\n www.coloradocrisisservices.org<\/a>
\n to access a live chat available in 17 languages. The line has mental-health professionals available to talk to adults or youths about any crisis, 24 hours a day.
\n Trevor Project:<\/strong>
\n (866) 488-7386. Crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth via online chat, text or phone.
\n Second Wind Fund:<\/strong>
\n (720) 962-0706. This is not a crisis hotline, but the fund is available to youths who face social or financial barriers to crisis counseling. The organization requires a referral by a school counselor or mental-health professional.
\n Survivors Support GrouP:<\/strong>
\n Heartbeat of Durango meets from 6 to 8 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month at the Grief Center, 2243 Main Ave., second floor. Contact Janna for information at 749-1673.
\n American Foundation for Suicide Prevention:<\/strong>
\n Colorado chapter information available at
\n https:\/\/afsp.org\/chapter\/afsp-colorado\/<\/a>
\n For Men:<\/strong>
\n A website for adult men contemplating suicide, who often are unwilling to seek help, is available at
\n www.mantherapy.org<\/a>
\n .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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