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The following is a list of events of the year 2022 in Colorado.
Incumbents
- Governor: Jared Polis (D)
Events
- January 1 — 2021–2022 Boulder County fires: At least three people are confirmed missing, and at least 988 homes are confirmed destroyed, after a wildfire struck Boulder County on December 30, 2021.
- May 29 — One person is killed and eleven others injured after a boat capsizes in Lake Pueblo State Park.
- June 26 — In ice hockey, the Colorado Avalanche defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games to win their first Stanley Cup since the 2001 season, thereby dethroning the Lightning in their quest to three-peat.
- July 29 — Colorado reports a case of West Nile virus in a person from Delta County.
- November 20 — Colorado Springs nightclub shooting:
- Five people are killed and 25 others injured in a mass shooting at a gay bar in Colorado Springs, during a drag show and a commemoration of the Transgender Day of Remembrance. A suspect is taken into custody shortly afterward.
References
- Elassar, Christina Maxouris,Natasha Chen,Dakin Andone,Alaa (2022-01-01). "Three people are missing and feared dead after vicious wildfire wipes out entire subdivisions in a Colorado county". CNN. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Boat capsizes on Colorado lake; 1 dead, 1 missing, 11 hurt". AP News. 2022-05-30. Archived from the original on 2024-11-13. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- "Colorado Avalanche Tampa Bay Lightning Game 6 Stanley Cup". June 26, 2024. Archived from the original on November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- "Colorado's first human case of West Nile virus identified for 2022". FOX21 News Colorado. 2022-07-29. Archived from the original on 2022-08-07. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- Vera, Eric Levenson,Michelle Watson,Andy Rose,Amir (2022-11-20). "Gunman kills 5 at LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs before patrons confront and stop him, police say". CNN. Archived from the original on 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
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