1 dead in shooting on Colfax in east Denver
Police responded to a shooting call at East Colfax Avenue and Josephine Street early Sunday morning.
Denver police have launched an investigation of the shooting death of a man on East Colfax Avenue early Sunday morning.
Police reported the shooting on social media platform X around 2 a.m. Sunday.
The shooting happened near Colfax Avenue and Josephine Street, just east of downtown, according to police. The intersection is blocks away from East High School and City Park.
In its X posting, police said they responded to a call of shots fired and pronounced the man dead on-scene.
Authorities are investigating the shooting as a homicide, police said.
In its posting on X, police didn’t specify any suspect or provide further victim information.
The Denver Gazette has reached out to police for updates.
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