An AK-47-style rifle from a 2018 shooting was returned to the suspect’s wife after a judge dismissed attempted murder charges – and now the same man is accused of wielding that same gun and shooting three people in June, 9NEWS Investigates has learned. Austin Benson, 35, faces four counts of attempted murder, six counts of first-degree assault, and 13 other charges in shootings that wounded three people in Aurora’s Cherry Creek Racquet Club neighborhood. Read more: https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/same-rifle-used-2018-incident-shootings-of-3-people-june-2024/73-f1037f97-90ef-4dbe-a290-eff97ac66656 ----- More local videos here: https://youtube.com/@9news Subscribe to NEXT: https://youtube.com/@Nexton9NEWS Stay connected: 9NEWS Website: https://www.9news.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilike9news Twitter: https://twitter.com/9NEWS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9newsdenver/ Download the 9NEWS App: https://www.9news.com/appredirect/ Sign up for the 9NEWSLETTER: https://www.9news.com/email 9NEWS (KUSA) is located in Denver, Colorado.