Crime & Safety
Teen's Killer Sought By Denver Police
Bryan Deherrera, 16 was shot and killed in the morning of April 11 near the West Bar Val Wood Park playing fields.
DENVER, CO – Denver police are searching for leads in the mid-morning shooting death of a teen near playing fields in the Valverde neighborhood. Police and Crime Stoppers are offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the killer or killers.
Bryan DeHerrera, 16, was found wounded around 9:20 a.m on. April 11 near the West Bar Val Wood Park playing fields in the 100 block of South Yuma Street. He was taken to a hospital, but later died of his injuries.
Bryan attended "Barnum Elementary School as a child, West Leadership in middle school and most recently was a student at Colorado High School Charter," according to his obituary. Services will be held in Lakewood on April 22.
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If you have any information about the shooting, please call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Callers may remain anonymous.
#Denver, do you know who shot and killed Bryan? If you have any info about this crime, please call @CrimeStoppersCO at 720-913-7867 and you could earn a cash reward. pic.twitter.com/JgmkG1e3q1
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) April 16, 2019
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