DENVER — Police in Denver are investigating an early morning homicide near the intersection of Perry Street and W. Colfax Avenue.
Tyrone Campbell with the police department said the crime occurred around 1:50 a.m. Friday.
A police sergeant at the scene told Denver7 that the shooting wounded one man. He was transported to the hospital. At 4:40 a.m., the police department tweeted they were investigating the crime as a homicide.
#Breaking @DenverPolice investigating a shooting in the 1500 Blk of N. Perry. 1 person with life threatening injuries transported to hospital. Suspect vehicle: black Cadillac was seen leaving the area by DPD and eluded officers after a short chase on I-25. @DenverChannel pic.twitter.com/pgQifRGz9y
— Daryl Orr (@WxTrackerDaryl) February 22, 2019
By Friday afternoon, the Denver Police Department tweeted more information about the crime.
Officials said the suspect vehicle was a 2015 Cadillac STS four-door sedan with Colorado license plates 208-QON. The suspects who eluded officers after a brief chase on Interstate 25 were also partially identified through surveillance photos:
#Denver, do you recognize these people believed to be involved in this morning's homicide in the 1500 block of N. Perry St.? Please call @CrimeStoppersCO at 720-913-7867 with any info that may help to identify/locate them. Thank you. pic.twitter.com/FTTSLn9AbZ
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) February 22, 2019
Anyone with information regarding the shooting or the suspects is asked to call Denver police at (720) 913-2000 or Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at (720) 913-7867.
