Victim's family reacts to guilty verdict of former police officer
On Tuesday, a jury found former Greenwood Village police Officer Adam Holen guilty of manslaughter in the deadly shooting of 17-year-old Peyton Blitstein.
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Prior to joining CBS News Colorado, Karen was a reporter for KKTV in Colorado Springs where she covered two of our state's most devastating wildfires; the Waldo Canyon Fire in 2012 and the Black Forest Fire in 2013.
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On Tuesday, a jury found former Greenwood Village police Officer Adam Holen guilty of manslaughter in the deadly shooting of 17-year-old Peyton Blitstein.
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