Man Sentenced in 2017 Shooting Death of Youth (Gonzalez)
NEWS RELEASE – September 10, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025 MAN SENTENCED FOR 2017 SHOOTING DEATH OF YOUTH A man who pleaded guilty to the shooting death of a male teen at a westside McDonald’s parking lot last November was sentenced last Friday in Denver District Court. Francisco Gonzalez (dob: 12-13-1995)…
Read MoreMan Pleads Guilty in Shoot Up of Police Post (Alejandres-Vizcaino)
NEWS RELEASE – September 7, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025 MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER IN SHOOTUP OF POLICE COMMAND POST PLEADS GUILTY A man charged in May in connection with shots fired at a Denver Police Department command post set up in southwest Denver has pleaded guilty in Denver District Court.…
Read MoreJuvenile Charged in Shooting Near Middle School
NEWS RELEASE – September 5, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025 JUVENILE CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH SHOOTING NEAR SCHOOL District Attorney Beth McCann has formally charged a male juvenile in connection with the shooting of another juvenile outside a Denver school. The juvenile, age 14, is charged with one count of criminal…
Read MoreDenver DA’s Office Re-Launches Citizens Academy
NEWS RELEASE – September 4, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025 DENVER DA’S OFFICE RE-LAUNCHES CITIZENS ACADEMY One-day introductory “Denver DA 101” program scheduled The Denver District Attorney’s Office is launching the revival of its Citizens Academy program to provide ongoing practical information to the residents of Denver regarding the criminal justice system. The…
Read MoreCOVA National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims Event
1325 S. Colorado Blvd, Suite 508 B ▪ Denver, Colorado 80222 303-861-1160 or 1-800-261-2682, Fax 303-861-1265, info@coloradocrimevictims.org NEWS ADVISORY September 4, 2018 Contact: Nancy Lewis, 303-861-1160 COMMEMORATING SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 ‘NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR MURDER VICTIMS’ WHAT: National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims WHEN: Tuesday,…
Read MoreMan Charged With Murder/Arson (Johnson)
NEWS RELEASE – September 4, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025 MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER, ROBBERY & ARSON Abuse of corpse also charged Denver District Attorney Beth McCann has formally charged a man with murder and other charges in connection with the death of another man. Tahlil Johnson (dob: 05-31-1995) is charged…
Read MoreAugust 29 Community Meeting on Officer Involved Shooting (Boeh)
NEWS ADVISORY – August 27, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025 REMINDER OF UPCOMING OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING COMMUNITY MEETING As previously announced in the August 9 release of an officer-involved decision letter, District Attorney Beth McCann is hosting a public community meeting this Wednesday to discuss with interested community members the legal…
Read MoreMan Convicted of Nov 2016 Murder (Purpera)
NEWS RELEASE – August 24, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025 JURY FINDS MAN GUILTY IN NOV 2016 SLAYING OF HOMELESS MAN A man charged in the shooting death of another man in November 2016 in south Denver was found guilty Thursday afternoon in Denver District Court. Makhail Anthony Purpera (dob:…
Read MoreMan Convicted of March 2017 Murder (Grant)
NEWS RELEASE – August 23, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025 MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER IN ATTACK ON ANOTHER MAN A man accused of a March 2017 assault resulting in the death of another man was found guilty late yesterday afternoon in Denver District Court. Shane Grant (dob: 09-02-1980) was found guilty…
Read More2nd Man Pleads Guilty to 2015 Murder (Vandervoort)
NEWS RELEASE – August 22, 2018 Contact: Ken Lane, 720-913-9025 2nd MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO 2015 DEADLY SHOOTING A man charged in the September 2015 shooting death of another man pleaded guilty Monday in Denver District Court. Nick Vandervoort (dob: 03-03-1996) pleaded guilty to second degree murder (F2). He was originally charged…
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