Tag: Fatal Shooting
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Man gets 38 years in prison for 2025 Denver food truck shooting
A man was sentenced to 38 years in prison Friday after he pleaded guilty to a fatal shooting. Rafael Acosta-Hernandez was arrested in March 2025 after he fatally shot Leonel Silva-Perez, 25. The Denver District Attorney’s Office said Acosta-Hernandez was selling food out of his truck in the 2600 block of North Zuni Street at…
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Denver police arrest two teenagers in connection with Russell Square Park shooting
Denver police have arrested two teenagers in connection with a drive-by shooting that killed two people at Russell Square Park in April. Dazirius Wilford, 18, faces a first-degree murder charge for allegedly shooting and killing 18-year-old Pharrow Ware during a family gathering at Russell Square Park in the 3600 block of North Vine Street around…
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1 dead after Sunday shooting near City Park, police say
One person died after a shooting southeast of City Park on Sunday morning, the police said. The Denver Police Department posted about the incident on social media just after 5 a.m. Sunday, saying officers were investigating a shooting with one victim in the area of East Colfax Avenue and North Dahlia Street. Officials later noted…
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Aurora man shot dead in alley after argument Sunday morning
A man was fatally shot in an alley during an argument involving a group of people in Aurora early Sunday morning, the police said. Officers arrived at an alley between the 1400 blocks of Dallas and Clinton streets around 4:30 a.m. Sunday, where they found the 25-year-old victim suffering from a gunshot wound, according to…
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Teen killed in northeast Denver shooting at Montbello Recreation Center
A teenager was shot and killed by another teen inside the Montbello Recreation Center in northeast Denver Tuesday night, Denver police said. The shooting took place in the 15000 block of East 53rd Avenue, just south of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, the Denver Police Department said on social media just after 7 p.m. Thursday. Officers…
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Man allegedly shoots, kills knife-wielding brother during argument in Aurora
Aurora police arrested a man after he allegedly shot and killed his older brother during an argument between the two on Tuesday evening, according to the Aurora Police Department. Officers first responded to a 911 call about a shooting involving two brothers in the 1800 block of South Fairplay Street just after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday,…
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Aurora officer stabbed in head during shooting remains hospitalized
An Aurora police officer who was stabbed in the head during a shooting in early April remains in the hospital about two weeks later, the department said Tuesday. Mark Moore, who joined the department in 2012 and was assigned to the K-9 Unit in 2019, sustained life-threatening injuries during the altercation in which he shot…
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Man arrested in fatal southeast Denver shooting over alleged money dispute
Denver police arrested a suspect in connection with a fatal shooting that took place in southeast Denver Thursday afternoon. Daniel Villegas, 19, faces a first-degree murder charge after he allegedly shot and killed a 19-year-old male victim in the 10100 block of East Virginia Avenue around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, the Denver Police Department said in…
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1 killed in shooting in downtown Denver
Police are investigating a shooting that killed one person in downtown Denver on Saturday evening. The Denver Police Department said officers were called at 6:43 p.m. to a shooting in the area of 17th Street and Glenarm Place. One victim, a man, was transported to the hospital, where he died, police said. It’s not clear…
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Brothers sentenced to decades in prison for Denver Aquarium drive-by shooting
Two brothers were each sentenced to multiple decades in prison Friday for a drive-by shooting that killed a teenager outside the Denver Aquarium in 2024. Antonio Vasquez and Jason Trujillo were sentenced to 40 and 20 years in prison, respectively, after each pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the Feb. 14, 2024 shooting that killed…