13-year-old accused of killing younger brother, stabbing mom

A 13-year-old boy is accused of killing his younger brother and wounding their mother in a shooting Monday morning at a home in northeast Colorado Springs.

Ulysses Gudino, 9, was pronounced dead at the family's home at 1837 Chapel Hills Drive, south of Chapel Hills Mall. If his death is ruled a homicide, it would be the city's 14th this year, five more than at this time last year.

The shooting happened shortly after 8 a.m., and police received a 911 call from the mother at 8:11.

The boys' mother, Marina Gudino, 38, was shot and stabbed, Colorado Springs police spokesman Lt. David Whitlock said. She was taken to a hospital, where she is in stable condition.

Authorities haven't released the name of the 13-year-old. He was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder, Whitlock said.

A weapon was found at the home, but police did not elaborate.

A 7-year-old girl was in the home at the time of the shooting but was not harmed, Whitlock said. The father, Ulises Gudino, 40, and a fourth child, a 12-year-old boy, were not at home at the time of the shooting.

Marina Gudino is a custodian at the Academy School District 20 administration building and was previously the custodian at Douglass Valley Elementary School, a D-20 official said Monday.

D-20 staff met Monday afternoon to plan for having counselors available at the schools the four Gudino children attend, D-20 security chief Larry Borland said. The victim and the younger sister went to High Plains Elementary, and the 13-year-old and the 12-year-old attended Mountain Ridge Middle School.

"This is an event that struck pretty deeply into District 20," Borland said. "We want to do whatever we can to support our staff and kids. Tomorrow will be a bad day."

A neighbor, whose window was open, recalled hearing a single scream early Monday, then silence.

Kathy Wenzel, 40, was pouring coffee when she heard a child's shriek. She said she didn't think anything of it at the time.

Wenzel said the 13-year-old was often out playing in the neighborhood, working on cars in the driveway with his father and, as recently as last week, playing basketball with his brother, Ulysses.

"Their house had a lot of commotion going on, with kids playing and people over there," Wenzel said.

Helma James, who lives across the street, said the family has always been quiet and nice.

"I never heard them yelling or screaming or anything," said 71-year-old James, who has lived in the neighborhood for 29 years.

The neighborhood was quiet after the sirens of the ambulance trailed off and the crime-scene tape was moved back by the afternoon.

Four weather-worn basketballs were in the front yard of the Gudinos' home. A bike twisted on its side lay under a front window. Black sneakers kicked off carelessly remained in the spot they were dropped.

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Call the writer 476-4825. Gazette writers Sue McMillin, Carlyn Ray Mitchell and Maria St. Louis-Sanchez contributed to this report.