4 Arrested In Connection With Deadly Crime Spree In Denver

DENVER, CO — Four people were arrested in connection with a crime spree in Denver that left one person dead and another in critical condition, police announced Thursday. One suspect remains at large, authorities said.

Isaiah Freeman, 18, Aden Sides, 18, Noah Loepp-Hall, 19, and Seth James Larhode, 21, each face multiple charges, including first-degree murder, assault, burglary, auto theft and felony menacing, police said. Samuel Robert Fussell, 19, remains at large — a $27,000 reward has been announced for information that leads to an arrest.

The first crime was reported around 10 p.m. Tuesday in the 2700 block West Alameda Avenue. The group was breaking into a vehicle and pointed a gun at witnesses, police said.

A driver was then carjacked at gunpoint around 10:50 p.m. near Colfax Avenue and Grape Street, according to authorities. No injuries were reported.

The group ordered a man to the ground, robbed and shot him just after 11 p.m. in the 1500 block of Lafayette Street, police said. The man was hospitalized in critical condition, according to authorities.

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Then an 18-year-old student was walking outside the Orthodox Jewish school Yeshiva Toras Chaim in the 1500 block of Stuart Street just after 11:30 p.m., when he was shot and killed by the group, police said.

"We continue to send our condolences to those who were impacted by these terrible crimes," said Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen.

"The suspects were taken into custody after Denver Police investigators, members of our Crime Lab, the Denver District Attorney's Office, and local and federal partners worked tirelessly during the past 36 hours to identify and arrest these suspects. Violence will not be tolerated in Denver."

The group is also accused of stealing a vehicle in Lakewood, police said.

The four suspects were booked into the Denver Detention Center.