Crime & Safety
Teen Fatally Shot Near Denver Park IDed
A 16-year-old teen was shot and killed Thursday morning near West Bar Val Wood Park playing fields.
DENVER, CO – The Office of the Denver Medical Examiner identified the person shot and killed Thursday, April 11 near a Denver park as a 16-year-old teen.
Bryan DeHerrera was found shot around 9:20 a.m. near the West Bar Val Wood Park playing fields in the 100 block of South Yuma Street in the Valverde neighborhood. He was taken to a hospital, but died of his injuries, police said.
The medical examiner's office determined the cause of death to be gunshot wounds and the manner of death to be a homicide. Police had made no arrests by Friday.
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ALERT: #DPD is conducting a homicide investigation that resulted from a shooting incident in the 100 block of Yuma. Victim is a male who was pronounced deceased at the hospital. No suspect info at this time. If you have any info, please call 720-913-7867. pic.twitter.com/vsrvLKzAIj
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) April 11, 2019
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