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Police Identify Man Killed in Colorado Springs Halloween Stabbing; Former Teacher Charged

Police say cell phone video contradicts the suspect’s claim of self-defense.

Overview

  • Authorities named the deceased victim as 31-year-old Raymundo Medina-Cabrera, who died after being taken to a hospital.
  • Suspect Matthew Regnier, 33, faces first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault, and child abuse.
  • Investigators reviewed a cell phone recording of the incident and told Regnier it does not support his account of being attacked and acting in self-defense.
  • Officers found Regnier naked and covered in blood while holding a 2-year-old child, who was examined at a hospital and found to be uninjured.
  • Regnier, a former Monument Academy art teacher and Palmer Ridge High School JV soccer coach, has been fired as the school district says it is cooperating with police.