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Officer Involved Shooting Investigations & Decision Letters

When a peace officer shoots and wounds or kills a person in Denver, Colorado, a very specific protocol is followed to investigate and review the case. See C.R.S. §16-2.5-301.

Denver District Attorney’s Office Officer-Involved Shooting Protocol

If criminal charges are not filed, a decision letter describing the shooting is issued and provided to the public.

The letter summarizes the District Attorney’s legal review of the shooting and is independent of any administrative investigation and review.

After the decision letter is issued, the Denver District Attorney may make the DA's copy of the case file open to interested persons for in-person review, by appointment, in the District Attorney's Office.

The file cannot be made available for review if criminal charges are filed or if the case has been presented to the Grand Jury.

If criminal charges are filed the case file then becomes a criminal justice record and the release of information is governed by the Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act.

2024

2023

12-20-23 Officer-involved shooting letter 08-05-2023 2300 block of West Cedar Avenue
11-22-23 Officer-involved shooting letter 06-07-2023 5100 block of East Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd
09-20-23 06-07-2023 2600 block of Zuni Street
08-25-23 05-31-2023 4800 Block of Eliot Street
07-21-23 05-01-2023 2045 Oneida Street
04-19-23 10-01-22 – 7400 Gun Club Road (Pikes Peak Shuttle Parking Lot)
03-01-23 11-28-22 – 490 West Colfax Avenue
01-10-23 07-13-22 – 4900 block of Washington Street

2022

11-16-22 07-15-22 – 329 East 51st Avenue
07-07-22 06-04-21 – Martin Luther King Jr. Park, E. 38th Ave. and N. Newport Street
04-14-22 03-02-22 – East Yale Avenue & South Colorado Boulevard
01-12-22 10-20-21 – 1090 South Parker Road

2021

11-29-21 09-03-21 – 5343 Billings Street
09-16-21 05-14-21 – At First Street and Perry Street
08-04-21 06-13-21 – 8890 E. Colfax Avenue
08-04-21 05-30-21 – At S. Platte River Drive and W. Alameda Avenue
07-06-21 05-19-21 – Federal Boulevard at Harvard Avenue
05-19-21 12-28-20 – 1000 Block of North Monaco Parkway
05-12-21 10-31-20 – 300 Block of South Colorado Boulevard
02-19-21 08-15-20 – The Area of 46th Avenue and Packing House Road
01-19-21 09-15-20 – 2400 Block of South Colorado Boulevard

2020

11-25-20 09-12-20 – 1540 N. Meade Street
11-23-20 09-09-20 – 10th Ave. and Inca St.
10-26-20 09-26-20 N. Vine St. and E. 37th Ave.
10-08-20 07-27-20 4775 N. Argonne St.
08-24-20 01-01-20 901 S. Irving Street
08-03-20 10-21-19 West 8th Avenue under I-25
07-20-20 08-15-19 – 1400 Block of Perry Street
06-18-20 05-01-2020 3200 block of West Colfax Ave (Debose)
01-15-20 08-31-19 1500 Block of Central Street
01-06-20 07-31-19 Intersection of 26th and Curtis Street

2019

12-18-19 07-01-19 – 1000 Block of Lincoln Street
10-23-19 02-01-19 – 200 Block of South Canosa Court
08-12-19 04-19-2019 block alley between Quebec and Poplar Streets
07-22-19 04-29-19 3rd Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard
07-03-19 02-25-19 1200 N. Galapago Street
06-21-19 02-12-18 13941 East Randolph Place

2018

10-16-18 03-19-18 4100 Block of Albion Street
09-12-18 06-13-18 551 E. Colfax Avenue
08-09-18 04-25-18 E. Colfax Ave. & Quebec Street
06-12-18 02-06-18 1873 S. Alcott Street
05-22-18 02-13-18 2250 S. Clermont Street
04-24-18 01-26-18 Near 12015 E. 46th Avenue
03-21-18 11-10-17 Alley near 600 16th Street
02-14-18 11-25-17 100 Block S. Raleigh Street
02-07-18 06-30-17 W. Louisiana Avenue & S. Bannock Street
01-05-18 08-23-17 1198 Sheridan Boulevard

2017

11-09-17 09-08-17 4525 Kingston Street
10-04-17 06-09-17 Louisiana Ave. and Inca Street
09-29-17 05-20-17 2873 S. Quitman Street
08-15-17 02-21-17 7203 E. 47th Avenue
05-09-17 11-08-16 14500 block of East 46th Avenue
01-09-17 08-31-16 2600 W. Bates Avenue

2016

12-12-16 08-27-16 Ellsworth Avenue and Fox Street
11-29-16 07-31-16 3300 block of N. Olive Street
11-22-16 08-16-16 10th Avenue and Federal Boulevard
09-09-16 07-10-16 14th and Curtis Streets
08-11-16 04-12-16 1300 block of Bannock Street
07-28-16 06-12-16 1955 Arapahoe Street
05-31-16 05-09-16 8400 block of East Colfax Avenue
05-27-16 02-22-16 West 32nd Avenue and Lowell Boulevard
05-05-16 12-02-15 25th Avenue and Meade Street
04-20-16 12-21-15 1103 Yosemite Street
04-14-16 12-13-15 West 44th Avenue and Yates Street
03-26-16 12-17-15 4500 block of Ivy Street
03-10-16 01-11-16 Zuni Street and 26th Avenue
02-23-16 12-08-15 Federal Boulevard at 37th Avenue
02-12-16 11-22-15 300 block of South Alcott Street

2015

10-28-15 08-22-15 East 28th Avenue at Forest Street
09-14-15 07-12-15 4501 West Kentucky Avenue
07-31-15 05-25-15 17th Street and California Street
06-16-15 03-20-15 7800 Smith Road
06-05-15 01-26-15 2500 block alley between Newport and Niagara Streets
03-05-15 01-09-15 5100 block of Crown Boulevard
02-11-15 12-12-14 W. 40th Avenue and Bryant Street
01-30-15 01-03-15 955 South Havana Street

2014

12-04-14 11-09-14 Tamarac Parkway and I-225
10-01-14 08-08-14 4800 block of Bannock Street
08-29-14 07-02-14 Overland Pond Park
08-08-14 07-02-14 4750 Tejon Street
06-27-14 05-16-14 5100 block of N. Havana Street
06-16-14 05-14-14 2100 South Clay Street
02-12-14 01-17-14 1400 block of Perry Street

2013

12-03-13 11-08-13 1211 S. Quebec Way
10-29-13 09-21-13 6300 block of East Colfax Avenue
10-11-13 08-16-13 29th Avenue and Downing Street
10-03-13 08-13-13 2200 block of South Irving Street
07-08-13 05-14-13 2600 block of South Federal Boulevard
07-05-13 04-29-13 3200 block of Grove Street
06-10-13 03-18-13 39th Avenue and Wolff Street
04-25-13 01-16-13 39th Avenue and Osage Street
03-20-13 01-30-13 305 Park Avenue West

2012

12-03-12 11-10-12 9th Street and Walnut Street, Auraria Campus
09-14-12 08-28-12 3415 West Colfax Avenue
08-30-12 07-31-12 6300 block of East 39th Avenue

2011

12-20-11 12-04-11 2770 West Evans Avenue
11-11-11 10-18-11 14th Avenue and Krameria Street
08-19-11 08-06-11 22nd Avenue and Downing Street

2010

08-26-10 08-01-10 4950 Morrison Road
07-26-10 07-02-10 11th Avenue and Broadway
07-21-10 07-18-10 3436 W. 18th Avenue
07-08-10 06-28-10 Alabama Place at Hooker Street
04-27-10 04-14-10 2700 block of Ulster Street
03-16-10 03-07-10 Federal Boulevard at Ellsworth Avenue
01-02-10 12-13-09 West Louisiana Avenue and South Patton Court

2009

07-16-09 07-02-09 4500 block of Fillmore Street
06-29-09 06-10-09 17th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard
03-17-09 02-26-09 East 5th Avenue and Lafayette Street
01-22-09 12-29-08 5100 block of N. Fontana Court

2008

11-06-08 09-24-08 1300 block of Washington Street investigation completed by the First Judicial District Attorney
10-28-08 10-17-08 1900 block of Blake Street
07-18-08 06-22-08 1800 block of Market Street
07-10-08 05-17-08 5553 North Dillon Way
05-29-08 05-13-08 1746 Emerson Street
04-21-08 04-04-08 4754 Peoria Street
01-24-08 12-19-07 3200 block of West Ada Place
01-17-08 11-14-07 1036 S. Federal Boulevard

2007

12-28-07 11-12-07 1275 Colorado Boulevard
10-03-07 07-26-07 1000 block of Federal Boulevard
08-03-07 07-16-07 136 State Capitol
05-17-07 05-12-07 29th and Lawrence Streets
05-10-07 02-17-07 4500 block of Elizabeth Street
05-10-07 05-08-07 25 East 16th Avenue
05-07-07 04-04-07 3300 block of West Florida Avenue
04-30-07 03-29-07 4600 block of Lincoln Street
01-10-07 12-02-16 2200 block of Irving Street

2006

06-29-06 06-25-06 4600 Stapleton Drive
05-12-06 05-06-06 West 10th Avenue and Clay Street
05-05-06 04-20-06 699 West 29th Avenue
04-11-06 03-19-06 3000 block of East 37th Avenue
02-03-06 01-03-06 1400 Blk. Alley between Pennsylvania and Pearl Sts.

2005

10-28-05 05-25-05 1400 block of Logan Street

2004

10-12-04 07-05-04 800 Block S. Wolff
07-11-04 1234 W. 10th Avenue – Grand Jury report issued
07-07-04 03-17-04 217 B Knox Court
05-30-04 investigation completed by the First Judicial District Attorney
03-23-04 10-18-03 4339 West Center Avenue
03-03-04 11-28-03 2550 Irving Street
02-19-04 10-11-03 2601 Zuni Street
02-18-04 10-03-03 2205 Colorado Boulevard

2003

12-16-03 04-18-03 Lincoln Street and 12th Avenue
11-18-03 09-22-03 1400 block of South Lincoln Street
10-16-03 07-05-03 5550 East Thrill Place
08-27-03 04-15-03 3325 Navajo Street
08-15-03 03-14-03 2311 West 33rd Avenue
04-29-03 03-07-03 5115 Federal Boulevard
03-28-03 11-04-02 1200 block of 20th Street
03-07-03 10-17-02 100 block of Monroe Street
03-07-03 11-07-02 4100 block of East Bruce Randolph Avenue

2002

12-31-02 08-23-02 West Warren Avenue and South Bryant Street
12-31-02 10-07-02 3050 West 49th Avenue
10-25-02 01-30-02 3615 Garfield Street
10-21-02 08-27-02 1500 block of Broadway

2001

12-27-01 10-15-01 3636 W. Colfax Avenue
11-29-01 07-07-01 800 block of South Irving Street
11-29-01 07-23-01 3600 block of Wynkoop Street
10-30-01 07-06-01 135 Park Avenue West
09-07-01 07-18-01 3394 Ivy Street
05-31-01 04-08-01 2749 King Street
04-27-01 02-03-01 1300 Block of South Umatilla

2000

06-06-00 05-25-00 2560 West Colfax Avenue
05-10-00 04-30-00 2425 Irving Street

1998

02-26-98 01-27-98 5559 Tucson Street

Pre-2000 decision letters posted by request

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