Pittsfield Woman Victim of Colorado Homicide
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A former city woman was the victim of a homicide in Colorado last week.
Jordan Elizabeth Labarre, 32, of Breckenridge, Colo., was found deceased on Monday, July 7, at a residence in Blue River, Colo.
Labarre, a graduate of the former St. Joseph's High School, was the daughter and stepdaughter of Joann Shugrue and Berkshire District Attorney Timothy Shugrue.
According to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, police were called to the Blue River residence at 6:20 p.m. over reports of gunshots, and more were heard when they arrived at the scene.
CBI said the home's occupant, Daniel Joseph DeVito, 46, came out when ordered and was taken into custody without incident.
DeVito was charged with first degree murder and is being held on $2.5 million bail. He also is facing charges for allegedly assaulting and threatening another woman three days earlier.
The articles did not indicate what the relationship was between Labarre and DeVito but her brother, Joshua Labarre, wrote "her life was tragically taken in an act of domestic violence" on a GoFundMe page to help cover the costs in bringing her home.
Labarre grew up in Chicopee until moving to the Berkshires with her mother and brother and attending St. Joe. She graduated from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in 2015 and moved to Breckenridge not long afterward. She worked at a cleaning service. Her family said she loved the outdoors, the family she'd created in Breckenridge, and her dog, Lincoln.
Besides her mother, stepfather and brother, she leaves a stepsister, Caitlin Shugrue. Her father, Kenneth E. LaBarre, died in 2010.
Calling hours will be Thursday, July 17, from 4 to 7 p.m. at St. Mark's Church, with Liturgy of Christian Burial on Friday at 11. Dwyer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. More information can be found here.
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