A shooting Tuesday night at the Apache Mobile Home Park in west Durango left two women dead and the suspected shooter on life-support, police said Thursday.
The victims were identified as Shelby Campbell, 32, and Emma Sims, 32.
They were shot by Campbell’s estranged husband, Bradley Campbell, also 32, who then shot himself, according the Durango Police Department.
The shooting occurred about 7 p.m. in unit No. 2 at the mobile home park at 2400 Arroyo Drive.
Park resident Natalie Going said Bradley Campbell entered the unit where Shelby Campbell and Emma Sims were preparing to take their dogs for a walk. He opened fire and then shot himself, according to police.
“(Officers) arrived on scene within three minutes and located an open door to the mobile home,” the DPD said in a news release. “Upon entry, officers discovered three individuals suffering from gunshot wounds. Officers immediately administered first aid until Durango Fire Protection District personnel arrived and transported all three subjects to Mercy Hospital for further treatment.”
Shelby Campbell worked at Beads and Beyond since about 2014 in downtown Durango, according to the store’s owner, Nancy Juliana.
Juliana said the store will remain closed indefinitely as she and her employees process their grief. She wrote in a statement to The Durango Herald that she had known Campbell for 11 years.
“She was an integral part of our community at the store,” Juliana wrote. “She was an extraordinary woman filled with joy, positivity and the desire to help others. She loved to laugh and to make others laugh with her. She shared her light with everyone she met. She made people feel special because she remembered them, knew their names, their stories and genuinely cared about them as individuals. Her loss is devastating and will affect more people than I can say.”
Emily Jenkins, a co-owner at Beads and Beyond, said anyone who had the privilege of getting to know Shelby Campbell is “better and brighter for it.”
“She carried a light so radiant that anyone she met felt her immense kindness and love and knew they were seen and appreciated,” Jenkins wrote in a statement to the Herald. “Her loss is devastating and we will be forever affected by this unimaginable tragedy. May she Rest in Peace knowing we will all carry a piece of her in our hearts.”
Efforts to learn more about Emma Sims were not immediately successful this week.
It is the second shooting within a week that appears to be related to domestic violence, according to Durango Police Chief Brice Current.
“This is a profoundly tragic time for our community,” Current said in a news release. “(It is a) heartbreaking reminder of how critical early intervention can be. Our thoughts are with the victims, their loved ones and everyone affected by these senseless acts of violence.”
Current urged residents who have witnessed or experienced domestic violence to report it to law enforcement.
“Your call could save a life,” Current stated. “(DPD) remains steadfast in our commitment to supporting survivors, raising awareness and working side by side with our community partners to stop these tragedies before they happen.”
Anyone with information about Tuesday’s shooting is asked to call the Durango Police Department at 375-4730.
Anyone with information regarding a potential domestic violence situation or someone experiencing violence is encouraged to call the La Plata County Alternative Horizons Hotline at 247-9619 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at (800) 799-7233.
“The Durango Police Department encourages anyone in need to reach out – you are not alone,” the release said.
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Axis Care Hotline:
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Domestic violence resources
Manna soup kitchen: 385-5095
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Women’s Resource Center: 247-1242
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Advocates available at these locations:
- Manna soup kitchen: First and third Thursdays of the month from 10 a.m. to noon.
- Pine River Library: Second and fourth Wednesdays of the month from 2 to 4 p.m.
- Fort Lewis College Phoenix center: Every Tuesday and Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the school year.
