Tag: Denver’s Office Of The Medical Examiner
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2 dead, 3 injured in overnight Metro Denver crashes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three separate overnight crashes in the Denver Metro have left two motorists dead and three others injured. The first crash occurred near Smoky Hill Road and Tufts Avenue, south of Quincy Avenue in Aurora, around 8:30 p.m., according to a social media post by the…
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‘Deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced’: DEA seized record amount of fentanyl in Colorado last year
A total of 522 people died from drug overdoses in Denver in 2023, the most since tracking began in 1923, according to Denver’s Office of the Medical Examiner. Around 40% of those deaths involved the use of fentanyl, according to the office. In an effort to battle the ongoing fentanyl war that has blazed since…
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Teen found dead in southwest Denver was shot, stabbed, beaten
The teenage boy who was found dead earlier this week in southwest Denver was shot, stabbed and beaten, according to Denver’s Office of the Medical Examiner. The medical examiner ruled that Josiaz “JoJo” Aragon’s death was a homicide. The 14-year-old’s body was found around 1:15 p.m. Monday near the baseball field at the Southwest Recreation Center…
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Pedestrian dead after being hit by car in northeast Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A pedestrian was killed on Sunday night after they were hit by a vehicle in northeast Denver. Denver police said the crash happened in the area of East 36th Avenue an North Quebec Street in the city’s Central Park neighborhood. #HeadsUp: #DPD is investigating a…
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Pedestrian killed, driver arrested after fatal crash
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A pedestrian was killed after he was hit by a vehicle early Saturday morning and the driver believed to be responsible is in custody, according to the Denver Police Department. Officers were sent to the area of North Broadway Street and West Ellsworth Avenue at…
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Motorcyclist dies in northeast Denver crash
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A motorcyclist was killed in a two-vehicle crash in northeast Denver on Tuesday night. The crash occurred around 11 p.m. near Quebec Street and Northfield Boulevard, and the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Denver Police Department. The driver of the…
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One dead in double shooting near Coors Field
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One man was dead killed another injured in a double shooting near Coors Field Saturday. The shooting happened in the area of 21st and Market Streets at 12:45 a.m., said Kurt Barnes, a spokesman with the Denver Police Department. Two victims were found at the…
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Denver police investigating homicide of 8-year-old boy; relative arrested
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 61-year-old woman is in custody in connection to the death of an 8-year-old relative, according to the Denver Police Department. Susan Baffour was arrested Friday on suspicion of first-degree murder and child abuse resulting in the death of a person 12 or younger, the…
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Denver police search for vehicles that struck, killed man
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver police are searching for two vehicles they say were involved in a fatal hit-and-run Tuesday night. The crash occurred at 9:45 p.m. at East Colfax Avenue and North Birch Street, said Kurt Barnes, a spokesman for the Denver Police Department. A pedestrian was pronounced dead…
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One dead after shooting in southeast Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One person is dead after being shot in southeast Denver on Friday night, according to the Denver Police Department. ALERT: #DPD is investigating a shooting in the 10100 BLK E Virginia Ave. 1 male victim has been located and transported to a local hospital. The…