Four weekend shootings leave one dead, four wounded in Denver
Jun 07, 2026
DENVER Police in Denver are investigating after four separate weekend shootings left one person dead and four others wounded. Only one arrest has been announced.The first shooting occurred Saturday night near or at a Costco in
the 4700 Block of Airport Way, DPD reported at 10:28 p.m. One victim was transported to the hospital in unknown condition.Police later announced an arrest in the Airport Way incident. Davon Morgan, 36, was taken into custody for investigation of first-degree assault.About five hours later, police responded to a second separate shooting that occurred in the 300 block of Santa Fe Drive, DPD reported at 4:50 a.m. Sunday. Police said two victims were shot in the Santa Fe incident, and both victims self-transported to the hospital in unknown condition.Moments later, DPD reported the third shooting in the area of E. Colfax Avenue and N. Dahlia Street. One victim drove themself to the hospital, where they later died.Police said the Colfax shooting is now being investigated as a homicide.The fourth shooting was reported at 9:11 a.m. Sunday in the 1300 block of N. Speer Boulevard. The single victim showed up at a nearby emergency room.In Aurora, police are investigating after a 25-year-old man was fatally wounded in an alley shooting following an argument among a group of people early Sunday morning.Police have not released additional information in any of the shooting investigations.
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