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Early on the morning of Super Bowl Sunday, Denver Police were called to 675 S. Raleigh Street, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map"). A party had been going on there, but it apparently got way out of bounds. Cops found three men leaking blood, with one member of the trio, age 21, subsequently dying of his wounds.
No arrests thus far. Here's the DPD release about the crime:
The Denver District Attorney's Office hasn't played that game in announcing the arrest of Peter Bellar the week of the crime or the charging of a second man, Isaiah Shaffer, with first degree murder and two aggravated robbery counts in relation to Singleton's death. The DA's latest account is appropriately straight-forward, with no overt political agenda. Read it below:
In its initial release about Trujillo, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office explicitly stated that he was being "held without bond on the charge of first degree murder." The next day, the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office backed away from that, emphasizing in a note to the press that Trujillo hadn't been charged with anything yet. And now, a formal charge has been put in place: child abuse resulting in death, not first-degree murder.
Still no details about the death of the child, Adrian Anthony Trujillo, age five months. But look below to read the DA's clarification from last week, as well as the initial JCSO document:
Now, the Aurora Police Department has confirmed that one of the three people wounded in the melee has died: Aubrey Arshaad Johnson, 28. Get the latest below:
There's not enough booze in the world to make Joseph Trujillo forget what happened this morning.
Stories of alleged neglect don't get much more horrific than the one related by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office in regard to Joseph Trujillo, 23.
Shortly after midnight, according to the JCSO, Trujillo's mother heard crying, which makes sense given that she lives with her son and his five-month-old child. Problem is, it was the adult who was making the noise. The baby was unresponsive -- and Trujillo subsequently told officers that he left the infant "alone in the apartment for between six and seven hours while he went to a local bar and drank." He was subsequently booked on investigation of first-degree murder.
Take a deep breath, and then read the rest of the JCSO release below:
Since then, the victim has been identified as William Harvey, reportedly a member of the CU Buffs football team in 1986 and 1987. He subsequently racked up a lengthy arrest record.
According to the Aurora Police Department, he lived a few blocks away from the apartment complex where he breathed his last.
A photo from a more peaceful day at the Cottonwood Trail Apartments.
Early Wednesday, a man was found dead at the Cottonwood Trail Apartments, near the intersection of East Virginia and South Hampden in Aurora. At this writing, the Aurora Police Department hasn't issued a release on the incident, but APD spokesman Lt. Sam McGhee provides details.
"At about 7:30 a.m. yesterday morning, the call came in from a witness reporting that a male was in a white SUV in a parking lot of the apartments," McGhee says. "It appeared that he had been shot."
No identification of the victim as of yet, nor details about whether he was a resident of the apartment complex or hailed from elsewhere. But McGhee confirms that the APD suspects foul play may have been involved, as opposed to the man having committed suicide. In his words, "We are investigating this as a homicide."
Look for more information as it becomes available.
View Larger MapThe two young men slain in a double homicide during the early hours of January 11 have been identified by the Denver Coroner's Office. They are Lonell Franklin, 21, and DeShon Lee, 19; Lee was still alive when he was transported to Denver Health from the 3300 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map"). However, he died late that evening.
No new information from the Denver Police Department about the case, or the search for the shooter or shooters -- but here's the basics about the crime itself:
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Predictably, those good news stories about the murder rate in Denver being down in 2009 have been followed by bloodshed aplenty. Example: two homicides took place late last night near the intersection of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Adams Street, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map"). The killings make the fourth and fifth in Denver proper since January 1.
No names on the victims thus far, but the Denver Police Department reps believe they were targeted after an altercation at a liquor store by an individual or individuals in a gray or silver SUV. Get the rest of the details below.
Now, the Denver DA's office has charged Peter Bellar, 26, with the crime -- and its release makes no mention of marijuana, choosing instead to focus on the acts of murder and robbery rather than what product may have precipitated them.
Below, find an accounting of all 45 homicides totted up by the DCO last year, complete with basic information the victims, the time and cause of their death, and graphics depicting most of the areas in which they died (if you have problems seeing the images, click "View Larger Map"). Also look for links to numerous stories providing more information as found in our Mile High Murder archives.
The numbers may be lower than they were the previous year -- but undoubtedly everyone will agree that they still aren't nearly low enough.
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We still don't know the name of the seventeen-year-old male arrested in connection with a January 3 homicide near 4th Avenue and Utica Street, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map"). But the Denver Coroner's Office has identified the victim as Eloy C. Duran, 25. Autopsy results are not yet final, but here's a guess that stabbing had something to do with it. See previous Denver Police Department releases below:
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That news about Denver's murder decrease in 2009 rings hollow in the face of recent bloodshed. There have ben eight homicides in the metro area since December 22, and three in Denver proper between January 1 and today, including an early hours shooting that reportedly involved a medical marijuana transaction.
At this point, the Denver Police Department is releasing only the barest of details. The incident took place on the 2600 block of North Leyden Street, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map"). A man was found at the location with a fatal gunshot wound to the head. Later, a second man who'd been shot made his way to Denver Health, subsequently telling authorities that the lead had started flying due to a medical marijuana deal gone wrong.
View Larger Map Update, 3:51 p.m.: A juvenile has been arrested in connection with this crime. Get more information after the original item...
More irony in news that the falling 2009 murder rate in Denver. This is the seventh blog we'll publish today about a homicide in the metro area since December 22 -- and the crime at the heart of this item is the second slaying to have taken place within the Denver city limits since the new year dawned.
The Denver Police Department says the incident took place on January 3 amid a party on the 400 block of Utica Street, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map"). Neither the victim nor the perpetrator have been identified thus far, but the cause of death has been: stabbing. Look below for the latest from the DPD:
Robert Haskins is being investigated in the death of someone: The DPD isn't saying who yet.
As noted in our first Mile High Murder No. 59 blog, murders in Denver proper were down in 2009. Unfortunately, though, the first homicide of 2010 took place mere hours after the start of the next decade.
The incident took place on January 1 at 1434 North Lipan Street. Although the victim's name hasn't been released to date, the person arrested for investigation of first degree murder is out. He's Robert Haskins, 43. Look below to read the Denver Police Department release, and to see a graphic of the area where the alleged crime took place (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map").
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There are more questions than answers thus far in the death of a woman found dead on December 30 in a Sixth Avenue West subdivision -- an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map").
Contacted this morning, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office spokesman Jim Shires says that he expects to receive a report from the county coroner today identifying the woman and confirming the cause of death. But Shires confirms the victim's body showed signs of trauma. Look below for the most recent release on the incident:
James Alan Clark, charged with killing Michael Canada.
Homicides aplenty took place in the waning days of 2009, as is clear from our reports about Mile High Murders No. 59, No. 60 and No. 61.
The 62nd victim? Michael Canada, 55, who was reportedly killed in his Edgewater home, at 2547 Harlan Street, by James Alan Clark, 49, described as a homeless man who Canada knew.
Clark remains in the Jefferson County Detention Center, where he's being held without bond.
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More holiday-season cheerlessness: a December 29 murder at the Riviera Motel, 9100 East Colfax Avenue -- an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map").
The victim in the shooting was identified as Kendrick Anthony Williams, 25, and three arrests have been made: Riley William Godfrey, 27, Marquesa Lanell Johnson, 21, and Darrius Dayvon Turner, 19. Get more details below:
The victim in the second incident was found in an alley near the 2500 block of North Joliet Street, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map"). About a week later, he was identified as Jose Chavez Deltoro, 42. Thus far, no arrests have been announced. Look below to read the initial release on the crime, during a period when the APD was struggling to identify Deltoro.
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This morning's Denver Post leads with a report about the decline of Denver's murder rate in 2009, mirroring a national trend. But that hardly means slayings have become rarities in the metro area. Indeed, there were several during the last two weeks of the past decade, and more since the start of the new year.
Today, we play catch-up, beginning with a December 22 incident of family dysfunction taken to deadly extremes.
According to the Aurora Police Department, a shooting took place at 19287 East 22nd Drive, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map"). The victim was Eleanor Joann Sears, 75 -- and the alleged shooter was her daughter, Cristina Sears. To complete the picture of pre-holiday warmth, two children, ages three and six, were in the home at the time of the killing. Look below for a pair of APD releases about the crime.
The latest, found in a recycling bin in an alley near 22nd and Clarkson, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map") has been identified by the Denver coroner's office as Charles Moore Hardy, 35. Read the original item here.
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Quick developments in Mile High Murder No. 57, involving a body found alongside railroad tracks near the 5000 block of Fillmore, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map").
The victim has been identified as 22-year-old Allisen Falk-Compton -- and Kervin Andre Rogers, 25, has been arrested for investigation of murder in the first. Look below for the latest from the Denver Police Department on this crime.
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Robert Clarke, the victim of Mile High Murder No. 54 last month, was located in an alley near 3356 Blake Street, while Cheriece Knox, slain in Mile High Murder No. 55, was found in an alley between the 4300 blocks of York and Josephine.
Then, yesterday, only a few hours after Denver Police personnel discovered a body by railroad tracks near the 5000 block of Fillmore in Mile High Murder No. 57, they were called to the alley near the 2200 block of Emerson and Clarkson, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map"). There, a body awaited. The case is being investigated as a homicide.
The information the DPD is releasing to date can be found below.
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Early Sunday morning, the Denver Police Department responded to a call near the 5000 block of Fillmore Street, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map"). Near some railroad tracks, they found a dead body that apparently got that way due to gunshot wounds.
Yes, the incident is being investigated as a homicide. See the DPD release below:
Since we started our Mile High Murder series in May, we've written about 56 homicides in the immediate area around Denver.
Unfortunately, many of these slayings remain unsolved at this writing -- but arrests have been made in a sizable percentage of them, resulting in the release of photos capturing the accused shortly after the bust in question.
Below, find the most vivid of those images, complete with links to blogs providing more information on their alleged crimes. It's a grim but compelling chronicle of violence in Denver in 2009.
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The Denver Corner's Office has made victim identifications in three recent killings.
The man slain in Mile High Murder No. 54 on November 18 has been identified as Robert Clarke, who's also known as Stanley Ledbetter. The woman who died in Mile High Murder No. 55 on November 19 was Cheriece Knox. And the man shot to death in Mile High Murder No. 56 on November 21 at Saturday's Night Club, a strip club located in the area on view above (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map") was Ernest Dishon Burke.
Update, November 24, 6:45 a.m.: Last night, the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office sponsored a well-attended public meeting for Centennial residents concerned about the lack of progress in finding the person or persons who took Andrew Gelston Graham's life. ACSO representatives said they're still looking for six people seen in light-rail surveillance videos embedded here. They hope that one or more of them may have seen something that could provide clues about the crime.
Get more details in our original item below, including ACSO contact information to use in case you recognize one or more of the individuals in the assorted clips...
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Unless I'm very much mistaken, people go to clubs to have fun, not die -- yet the latter's happened several times since we started our Mile High Murder project in late May.
And now, No. 56: A man was fatally shot in the head early Saturday morning at Saturday's Night Club, 8315 E. Colfax Avenue, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map").
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