Crime & Safety
Suspect Arrested After 1 Dead, 1 Injured In Denver Shooting
A man hospitalized after a Wednesday night shooting in southwest Denver has died, police said. Another person was injured.
DENVER, CO – A man has died and another person was injured in a shooting incident in southwest Denver Wednesday night, Denver police said.
Police responded to a shooting incident in the 6900 block of East Evans, in the Goldsmith neighborhood, the department tweeted about 10:30 p.m. On Thursday, the department said one man had died and another person was injured.
Police made an arrest and are holding one suspect for investigation of first-degree murder, they said Thursday. They declined to identify the suspect immediately.
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Police declined to identify the victim, whose identity will be released by the Denver Medical Examiner's Office.
UPDATE: The shooting investigation in the 6900 block of E. Evans is being investigated as a homicide. One adult male victim was pronounced deceased. The other person transported with GSW is a suspect in this investigation and is being held for investigation of 1st degree murder.
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) February 21, 2019
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