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Reward Of Up To $100K Offered In 2001 Denver Homicide Case

Two decades after Thad Tigges was shot to death, his family is still searching for answers.

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Thad Tigges was shot multiple times on Jan. 25, 2001, authorities said. His family has increased a reward to $100,000 for any information that may lead to an arrest, Crime Stoppers announced Monday.
Thad Tigges was shot multiple times on Jan. 25, 2001, authorities said. His family has increased a reward to $100,000 for any information that may lead to an arrest, Crime Stoppers announced Monday. (Metro Denver Crime Stoppers)

DENVER, CO — A reward has been increased up to $100,000 for information about a 2001 Denver homicide case, Metro Denver Crime Stoppers announced Monday.

Thad Tigges, 33, was shot multiple times on Jan. 25, 2001, at 2951 North Newton Street in northeast Denver, officials said. A neighbor noticed Tigges' door was open and then saw Tigges had been shot to death, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

The case is still under investigation, and detectives are looking for a suspect or suspects.

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Anyone with information that may lead to an arrest is asked to call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

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