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Pueblo man paralyzed in hospital after being stabbed multiple times, according to family

Krdo · · 411 words · By Marina Garcia
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What to know about Pueblo man paralyzed in hospital after being stabbed multiple times, according to family

Pueblo man paralyzed in hospital after being stabbed multiple times, according to family PUEBLO, Colo.

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What happened

Pueblo man paralyzed in hospital after being stabbed multiple times, according to family PUEBLO, Colo.

Why it matters

(KRDO) - A 27-year-old man is on life support at a hospital in Colorado Springs, according to his family, after he was shot, stabbed, and left for dead on the side of a highway on Tuesday night.

Common ground

Hank Wallace was discovered by a passerby on Highway 96 east of Pueblo with injuries so severe that authorities initially believed they were responding to a car crash victim.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Hank Wallace was discovered by a passerby on Highway 96 east of Pueblo”
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The evidence provides general information about the name 'Hank' and various famous people named Hank, but there is no mention of a person named Hank Wallace being found on Highway 96 east of Pueblo.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable performers of rock music and other forms of popular music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters, or in other closely related roles, who die…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_2025_deaths_in_popular…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister who was a prominent leader of the civil rights movement from…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tucson (; O'odham: Cuk Ṣon; Spanish: Tucsón, also Spanish: Tucson) is the county seat of and the most populated city in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It is the second-most populous city in Ariz…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucson,_Arizona
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Claim 2: “A 27-year-old man is on life support at a hospital in Colorado Springs”
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The provided evidence contains general information about the number 27 and the city of Colorado Springs, but no specific report of a 27-year-old man on life support in that city.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colorado Springs is a home rule city that is the county seat of and the most populous city in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The city had a population of 478,961 at the 2020 census, a 15.02%…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Glenwood Springs is a home rule municipality and the county seat of Garfield County, Colorado, United States. According to the 2020 United States census, the city has a population of 9,963. It is loca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenwood_Springs,_Colorado
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Manitou Springs is a home rule municipality located at the foot of Pikes Peak in western El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The town was founded for its natural mineral springs. The downtown are…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manitou_Springs,_Colorado
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Claim 3: “Authorities confirmed the victim had been shot and stabbed multiple times”
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The evidence contains reports of unrelated stabbings in Massachusetts and Arcata, but nothing confirming that a victim named Hank Wallace was shot and stabbed multiple times.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — City of Fear is a 1959 American film noir directed by Irving Lerner.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Fear_(1959_film)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hank Williams Jr. & Friends is the twenty-sixth studio album by Hank Williams Jr.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Williams_Jr._and_Friends
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hank the Cowdog is a long-running American series of children's books written by John R. Erickson and illustrated originally by Gerald L. Holmes, and later by Nikki Earley. The books follow Hank, a do…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_the_Cowdog
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Claim 4: “He was stabbed a total of 12 times.”
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Several search results mention different people being stabbed 12 times (in Staten Island, Hampton, and Cobb County), but none of these individuals are Hank Wallace.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — For Life is an American legal drama television series created by Hank Steinberg that premiered on ABC on February 11, 2020. The series is inspired by the true story of Isaac Wright Jr., who was impris…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Life_(TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow (May 9, 1914 – December 20, 1999) was a Canadian-American country music guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He recorded 140 albums and charted more than 85 singles on the Bi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Snow
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hank the Cowdog is a long-running American series of children's books written by John R. Erickson and illustrated originally by Gerald L. Holmes, and later by Nikki Earley. The books follow Hank, a do…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_the_Cowdog
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Claim 5: “Wallace has since undergone four surgeries and remains in critical condition”
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While one search result mentions a 'Mom' who underwent four surgeries in critical condition, there is no evidence linking this or any other medical event to a person named Hank Wallace.
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web search NEUTRAL — We had a testing session this afternoon for the students in our ham radio class. In short, everyone passed the test they studied for, and a couple passed the test above that! We have three new General…
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web search NEUTRAL — PEOPLE has reached out to the Pittsburg County Sheriff's Office and Oklahoma Wildlife Services. Read the original article on People.
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web search NEUTRAL — “I got my surgery in Turkey as there’s not many good plastics surgeons in Australia that have a good reputation for BBLs, and Turkey is the leading plastic surgery country in the world. “It was always…
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Claim 6: “detectives with the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office investigate the assault”
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One web search result confirms that the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Unit is investigating the shooting of an adult male who was flown to a Colorado Springs hospital. However, this source does not name the victim as Hank Wallace, and no other sources corroborate the specific investigation into a person by that name.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPSO), founded in 1861, handles law enforcement in El Paso County, Colorado. The Office is headed by the County Sheriff, an elected official.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On February 22, 2022, 32-year-old Richard Ward was fatally shot by Pueblo County deputy Charles McWhorter during an incident in Liberty Point International Middle School in Pueblo West, Colorado, Unit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Richard_Ward
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pueblo County ( or ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 168,162. The county seat is Pueblo. The county was named for the historic city of Pue…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pueblo_County,_Colorado
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Claim 7: “The bullet did go through and caused some spinal damage”
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The evidence mentions a general medical case of a 29-year-old with a gunshot wound to the spine and a fictional character named Hank Wallace from a horror game, but there is no factual evidence of a real person named Hank Wallace suffering spinal damage from a bullet.
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web search NEUTRAL — Upon arrival, officers located the victim with a gunshot wound to the chest along the shore.18, 2026 (KNN) – Los Angeles police officers responded to a report of a person shot late Monday evening near…
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web search NEUTRAL — The patient transported suffered from a gunshot wound to the left posterior midthoracic region. The patient experienced transient traumatic cardiac arrest before transfer. The MICU crew arrived at the…
https://www.londonspine.com/a-29-year-old-with-gunshot-wound…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hank Wallace is a minor character in the 2022 indie-horror game, The Happyhills Homicide. He is one of the victims of serial killer John Wade. While he doesn't really serve as an antagonist, he is kno…
https://the-dead-meat.fandom.com/wiki/Hank_Wallace
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