Denver Crime Report newsletter
The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Saturday, May 3
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Saturday, May 3, 2025

8 shooters, 71 shots: Man sentenced to 15 years in prison in deadly Five Points shootout

The exchange of gunfire at 28th and Welton streets killed 25-year-old Gulian Musiwa and 23-year-old Lumumba Sayers Jr.

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Trump Department of Justice sues Colorado, Denver officials over immigration laws

The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday filed a lawsuit against Colorado and Denver’s top elected officials seeking to overturn state and local laws that limit federal immigration enforcement in the state.

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Ma Kaing, killed in East Colfax shooting, remembered as ‘champion of the American dream’

Ma Kaing was killed as she unloaded food from her car outside her family’s apartment building in Denver’s East Colfax neighborhood.

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Denver pedestrian seriously injured in Harvey Park hit-and-run crash

Denver police are seeking information about a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in the city’s Harvey Park neighborhood last week.

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One lane of northbound I-225 reopens in Aurora after 3-vehicle crash

One lane of northbound Interstate 225 is starting to reopen Friday afternoon after a crash involving two semitrucks and a sedan, police said.

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Man captured at Centennial library after manhunt pleads guilty

Sean Hanneman, 56, pleaded guilty earlier this year to obstructing a peace officer.

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Second rock-thrower in fatal Colorado spree sentenced to 32 years in prison

Zachary Kwak apologized during his sentencing Friday. “I can see the full effects of what I’ve done,” he said.

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Hikers find body in Lake Dillon

Deputies say they did not observe any “initial, obvious signs of foul play” when the body was found Wednesday.

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Sex assaults make up almost half of discredited CBI scientist Missy Woods’ mishandled cases

Missy Woods deleted, omitted or manipulated DNA data in at least 1,022 criminal cases during her 29-year career, the CBI found in an internal investigation.

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3 killed in U.S. 85 crash after suspect flees Weld County deputies, State Patrol says