The Teller County Sheriff’s Office has provided an update on two people found dead in Florissant.  

A murder-suicide was determined after a father and son were found dead last week. The Sheriff’s Office was notified that a father had missed his court ordered exchange on the night of January 4th. Deputies began searching for the child and father throughout the night.

At around noon on January 5th, the Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding a man who was unconscious in his truck in Florissant. While on the scene, deputies confirmed that the vehicle was the one they were searching for, and found the father and his five-year-old child dead in the truck. 

The father has been identified as William Brueche, and the young boy was identified as Liam Brueche. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation determined the incident to be a murder-suicide.

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