Tag: Violence
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Officials worry about youth violence levels even as Denver homicides dip in 2022
Homicides in Denver decreased in 2022 after two years of increases. But December saw more than the average for the year, and teenage victims and suspects continue to worry officials. Denver police counted 88 homicides last year, down from 96 in 2021. Nine were tallied in December. “It’s not a number that we’re happy with,…
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Denver Police arrest 1 connected to stabbing homicide
Denver Police arrested a man for allegedly stabbing another man to death in Sanderson Gulch Park on Jan. 14. Joshua Vargas-Belmontes, 22, born Jan. 17, 2000, was arrested in the 1500 block of south Hazel Court after police interviewed witnesses and reviewed security camera footage. The arrest came 90 minutes after an initial 911 call,…
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State board reviewing domestic violence deaths finds highest number since its inception
Deaths in Colorado related to domestic violence jumped in 2021, according to a statewide review board that classifies these fatalities. A new report from the Colorado Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board suggests abusers’ access to guns and the COVID-19 pandemic likely contributed to the spike. But underlying patterns in predominantly female victims and male perpetrators…
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Aurora police arrest second juvenile in Nov. 30 ‘gun battle’ with officers
Aurora Police arrested a second teenage suspect allegedly involved in a Nov. 30 shootout with police in a King Soopers parking lot. The 15-year-old, who’s name is not being released, was arrested around 7:15 p.m. Tuesday night near 11th Avenue and Syracuse Street in Denver. Police said the suspect faces seven charges of attempted first-degree…
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‘The Holly,’ a documentary on Denver’s gang violence, featured at Denver Film Festival
‘The Holly,’ a documentary following a high-profile Denver shooting involving anti-gang activist Terrance Roberts, was featured at the Denver Film Festival on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The documentary analyzes city and federal efforts to combat the gang-violence problem in a section of Park Hill through the lens of Roberts’ attempted murder trial.
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2 suspects dead after overnight shootout at RTD’s Lincoln Station
An overnight shooting with Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies left two suspects dead and a deputy injured at RTD’s Lincoln Station in Lone Tree Wednesday. The station parking lot re-opened around 12 p.m. after the suspects’ car was processed for evidence. The Douglas County Coroner was on scene this morning to identify the suspects. Officials will…
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Gov. Polis pledges to improve school safety at state summit
Gov. Jared Polis vowed to improve students’ mental and physical safety in classrooms while speaking at Colorado’s annual School Safety Summit on Thursday. Colorado is no stranger to school tragedies, from the Columbine High School massacre in 1999, to the STEM School Highlands Ranch mass shooting in 2019, to the string of shootings outside of Aurora…
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Suspect killed in Broomfield shootout with police had violent background
The suspect killed in a police shootout in Broomfield Sept. 29 had a violent background, a warrant out for his arrest and was a “person of interest” in a Denver homicide case, according to court records. The Adams County Coroner identified the suspect as Anthony Geovany Lainez, 25, of Arvada. Though the manner and cause of…
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Denver officer injured, suspect killed in Broomfield shooting
An officer from the Denver Police Fugitive Unit has been shot and transported to a local hospital, the Broomfield Police said Thursday afternoon. The suspect officers tried to arrest died in a shootout at the corner of Sheridan and Midway boulevards about 3 p.m., said Rachel Haslett, public information officer for Broomfield Police. The officer’s…