Mitchell Byars

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Mitchell Byars

Mitchell Byars has been reporting for the Daily Camera since 2011, covering breaking news and courts. He is originally from Hawaii and enjoys the beach, camping, golf, beer and writing third-person bios about himself that exaggerate how outdoorsy he is.

Law enforcement at Centaurus High School in Lafayette, where police were called after someone reported hearing gunshots on March 3, 2021. (Matthew Jonas/Staff photo)

Report of shots fired at Lafayette’s Centaurus High School a ‘false alarm’

March 3, 2021 at 11:04 a.m.

Lafayette's Centaurus High School was placed on lockdown after a teacher at the school reported hearing gunshots, but police have since determined the call was a false alarm.

Hunter Claycomb (Boulder County Sheriff’s Office)

Teen to be charged with vehicular homicide in Boulder County crash that killed Longmont couple

March 2, 2021 at 10:48 a.m.

One of the drivers in a two-car crash on Diagonal Highway that killed two people in October will be charged with vehicular homicide after investigators determined his excessive speed led...

Empty slopes and chairlifts at Eldora Mountain Resort on March 18 in Nederland. Ski resorts are closed as a precaution for the current COVID-19 pandemic. (Jeremy Papasso/Staff Photographer)

One dead after crashing Monday at Eldora in Boulder County

March 1, 2021 at 1:15 p.m.

One person has died after a crash at Eldora Mountain, the second death at the Boulder County ski resort in the past two days.

La’Vontae Shenault during University of Colorado football practice on Aug. 8, 2019.

CU Buffs鈥� La鈥橵ontae Shenault picks up another traffic case, this time in Boulder County

February 25, 2021 at 9:04 a.m.

University of Colorado Boulder football player La鈥橵ontae Shenault was ticketed for speeding and driving with a revoked license in Boulder County this month, the third traffic case the Buffs' wide...

The lights of an ambulance. Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer Dec. 30, 2015

Teen dead, juvenile charged after possible accidental shooting in Lafayette

February 23, 2021 at 10:37 p.m.

A 14-year-old boy is dead and another juvenile is being charged with manslaughter after a possible accidental shooting in Lafayette on Sunday.

The family of Josh Hall, the Arvada man who has been missing since leaving for a hiking trip in Boulder County on Feb. 3, 2021, are hoping he is found soon after his dog was found alive Feb. 11, 2021. (Laura Vukson / Courtesy photo)

Weather still hampering search for missing Boulder County hiker

February 15, 2021 at 8:14 p.m.

Despite his dog being found last week, weather conditions have not enabled Boulder County search crews to expand their efforts to locate a missing Arvada hiker.

Police cruisers, both marked and unmarked, ...

Boulder police arrest one in suspected murder case

February 15, 2021 at 12:27 p.m.

Boulder police have arrested one man on suspicion of first-degree murder after another man died Sunday night from "suspicious wounds."

Okey Payne (Boulder County Sheriff's Office)

95-year-old accused of killing Lafayette assisted living facility employee to make first court appearance Friday

February 4, 2021 at 12:59 p.m.

The 95-year-old man accused of shooting and killing an assisted living facility employee is set for his first court appearance Friday.

A Boulder County Sheriff鈥檚 Department employee walks past the front of The Legacy Assisted Living at Lafayette after a shooting on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in Lafayette, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/Daily Camera Staff Photographer)

One dead, one in custody after shooting at assisted living facility in Lafayette

February 3, 2021 at 8:31 p.m.

A resident of a Lafayette assisted living facility is accused of shooting and killing an employee over a financial dispute Wednesday morning.

Jose Yepes (Boulder County Sheriff’s Office)

Boulder counselor accused of sexually abusing client

January 25, 2021 at 1:29 p.m.

A counselor with Boulder's Mental Health Partners was arrested after police say he sexually abused a patient.

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Report of shots fired at Lafayette’s Centaurus High School a ‘false alarm’

Teen to be charged with vehicular homicide in Boulder County crash that killed Longmont couple

One dead after crashing Monday at Eldora in Boulder County

CU Buffs鈥� La鈥橵ontae Shenault picks up another traffic case, this time in Boulder County

Teen dead, juvenile charged after possible accidental shooting in Lafayette

Weather still hampering search for missing Boulder County hiker

Boulder police arrest one in suspected murder case

95-year-old accused of killing Lafayette assisted living facility employee to make first court appearance Friday

One dead, one in custody after shooting at assisted living facility in Lafayette

Boulder counselor accused of sexually abusing client