Lariat Motel

A few months ago, we posed the question, "What's the Deal with the Closed Down Lariat Motel in Cheyenne?" Now we know that there's definitely some plans in the works for the historic spot just south of downtown Cheyenne (technically in the south district of downtown).

There are times that you drive by something that is either being renovated or it's completely closed and your curiosity makes you wonder what is happening with it. The Lariat Motel in south Cheyenne certainly provokes such a question. So really, what's the deal with this place? What is happening with the Lariat Motel in south Cheyenne?

The Laramie County DA says Benjamin Ketcham "exercised reasonable force in self-defense" when he shot and killed Aaron Briggs at the Lariat Motel on May 22.

A 31-year-old Cheyenne man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of 36-year-old Aaron Briggs of Cheyenne.

A 31-year-old Cheyenne man has been taken into custody as a "person of interest" in the shooting death of a 36-year-old Cheyenne man.

A 36-year-old Cheyenne man is dead following a Friday night shooting at a motel in south Cheyenne.