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  • Brighton man charged with vehicular homicide in DUI crash on I-76 that killed his daughter

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    A Brighton man has been charged with vehicular homicide and child abuse resulting in death in a Commerce City crash that killed his daughter last week, according to a news release from the Adams County District Attorney’s Office.

    Aaron Aguirre-Garay, 40, was driving his truck on Interstate 76 on Feb. 12 when he crashed into a fence, injuring himself and killing his daughter, according to an arrest affidavit from the Commerce City Police Department.

    Aguirre-Garay was charged with child abuse causing death, vehicular homicide – reckless and vehicular homicide – DUI in the crash, according to the district attorney’s office release. The affidavit and the release do not specify how old the girl was.

    Multiple witnesses saw Aguirre-Garay driving on a dirt shoulder off the road before his truck veered toward a fence, possibly because of a popped tire, according to the report. One witness saw the white truck swerve several times before the crash. Another person who went over to the vehicle after the crash spoke to Aguirre-Garay and said he smelled like alcohol. Witnesses found the girl lying on the ground outside the truck.

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  • Woman found dead on Commerce City sidewalk in suspected homicide

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    Commerce City police are investigating a suspected homicide after a woman was found dead on a sidewalk early Thursday morning, according to the department.

    The 23-year-old woman’s body was found at about 4:30 a.m. Thursday in the 6200 block of Glencoe Street, near U.S. 6, according to the Commerce City Police Department.

    The woman, who has not been publicly identified, had head trauma, police said. No suspects had been identified or arrested as of Thursday morning.

    The investigation is ongoing, and people are asked to avoid the area, police said.

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  • Commerce City police investigating homicide of 23-year-old woman

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    COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — The death of a 23-year-old woman Thursday morning is being investigated as a homicide, according to the Commerce City Police Department.

    It happened in a residential complex off Interstate 70 and N. Velasquez Boulevard.

    Around 4:30 a.m. Thursday, a passer-by discovered a young woman dead on the sidewalk with apparent head trauma, Commerce City police said.

    Detectives are asking the public to avoid the area if possible as they investigate.

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  • Kidnapped 4-year-old found safe, Commerce City police say

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    A 4-year-old boy was found safe after he was abducted from his home in Commerce City on Friday afternoon, police officials said.

    Jeremy Chavez, 45, was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, burglary, child abuse, vehicular eluding, reckless endangerment and motor vehicle theft, according to the Commerce City Police Department.

    Agency officials announced Chavez’s arrest early Saturday morning, about 11 hours after issuing an Amber Alert for a 4-year-old who was “forcibly removed” from his home by Chavez.

    Chavez was believed to be in a stolen black Chevrolet Silverado with the boy, and police confirmed they were trying to contact him at a house in the 17000 block of East 97th Circle at around 7:30 p.m.

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  • Law enforcement conducts nine search warrants in coordination Wednesday morning across the Front Range

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    More than two dozen law enforcement agencies conducted nine search warrants in coordination with one another Wednesday morning across the Front Range.

    The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office emphasized the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is not involved in this operation.

    The warrants were served in unincorporated Boulder and Adams Counties, and the cities of Denver, Westminster, Wheat Ridge, Federal Heights and Johnstown. However, the grand jury case originated out of the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office.

    “Judicially approved warrants are being carried out as part of a Grand Jury investigation conducted by the District Attorney’s Office and local law enforcement,” the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release. “That criminal case will be prosecuted by the District Attorney’s Office. Once the indictments are unsealed and the appropriate individuals are in custody, the District Attorney’s Office will issue a press release and release the grand jury indictment.”  

    Law enforcement conducts 9 search warrants Wednesday AM across Front Range

    Patrol, tactical, investigators and support personnel from more than two dozen law enforcement agencies began executing search warrants at 7 a.m. Wednesday at seven residences and two storage lockers.

    The SWAT operation in Commerce City closed E. 104th Ave. in both directions between Idalia Street and Landmark Drive, according to the city’s police department. Drivers were commended to find alternative routes until this area reopens.

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  • Semi tractor-trailer veers off Interstate 270 bridge at 56th Ave. Tuesday morning

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    COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — A semi tractor-trailer veered off the Interstate 270 bridge at 56th Ave. around 4:45 a.m. Tuesday, the South Adams County Fire Department said.

    Firefighters arrived to find the tractor trailer with heavy damage. First responders had to extricate the driver. A Platte Valley ambulance took the driver to the hospital for medical treatment with non-life threatening injuries, according to the Commerce City Police Department.

    One lane of traffic on eastbound I-270 was blocked after Vasquez Boulevard by the semi tractor-trailer crash. Traffic slowed from Interstate 25, and Denver7 Traffic Expert Jayson Luber recommended morning commuters use southbound I-25 to eastbound Interstate 70 instead.

    Semi tractor-trailer veers off I-270 bridge at 56th Ave. Tuesday morning

    The crash closed 56th Ave. between Eudora and Sand Creek Streets going under I-270. Brighton or Vasquez Boulevards are the best alternatives, according to Luber.

    The Commerce City Police Department said it appears as though there is structural damage to the bridge, but it will require further inspection.

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  • Police search for missing Commerce City teenager with cognitive impairment, last seen Monday

    Police search for missing Commerce City teenager with cognitive impairment, last seen Monday

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    Police are searching for a 16-year-old cognitively impaired Commerce City boy who was reported missing Monday.

    Liam Sweezey, 16, was last seen walking in the 14000 block of East 104th Avenue in Commerce City around 6 p.m. Monday, according to an alert from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

    The 16-year-old is described as a white, 6-foot, 160-pound teenager with black hair and brown eyes.

    Sweezey was last seen wearing a black hoodie sweatshirt, black jeans and a white hat, investigators said in the alert. The teenager was also carrying a black handbag.

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  • One woman dies, 2 other people in the hospital after triple shooting in Commerce City Friday morning

    One woman dies, 2 other people in the hospital after triple shooting in Commerce City Friday morning

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    COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — One woman is dead, a second woman and a man are in the hospital after a triple shooting in Commerce City Friday morning, the Commerce City Police Department said.

    The man is in critical condition, according to Commerce City police. The second woman’s injuries are minor.

    Police detected gunfire between E 73rd and E 74th Ave. near the intersection with Quebec Street around 1 a.m. Friday.

    There is no information on a possible suspect, according to Commerce City police.

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  • Former MMA fighter, Aurora community activist charged with murder in alleged revenge killing

    Former MMA fighter, Aurora community activist charged with murder in alleged revenge killing

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    A former professional MMA fighter and Aurora community activist was charged with first-degree murder this week after police say he fatally shot a 28-year-old man during a child’s birthday party at a Commerce City park in retaliation for his son’s death.

    Lumumba Sayers, 46, is charged with first-degree murder and two counts of felony menacing in the Saturday shooting death of Malcolm Watson near Paradice Island Pool at Pioneer Park.

    He appeared in Adams County District Court on Thursday, where a judge increased his bail from $1 million to $5 million.

    According to an arrest affidavit and witness statements made in court Thursday, Watson was carrying party supplies for his son’s birthday at the pool at 5951 Monaco St. when Sayers walked up to him and shot him multiple times, including once in the head.

    After shooting Watson, Sayers went to talk with a man and a woman in a black Cadillac Escalade parked nearby before returning to Watson’s body, taking his keys and trying to place a handgun under his body, according to the affidavit.

    Commerce City police officers arrived on scene to find Sayers crouching over Watson before he started to walk toward the Escalade, according to the affidavit.

    Officers arrested him after witnesses began yelling that he was the shooter. Watson was pronounced dead at the scene.

    Witnesses told detectives they believed the shooting was retaliation or revenge for the death of Sayers’ son, 23-year-old Lumumba Sayers Jr., who was killed almost a year ago in a shooting involving one of Watson’s friends, according to the affidavit.

    Lumumba Sayers Jr., was one of two people killed in a shooting near 18th and Welton streets in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood on Aug. 19, 2023.

    Denver police arrested 24-year-old Tyrell Braxton on suspicion of first-degree murder in the shooting, but no public court records are available in the case.

    In response to an inquiry about Braxton’s case, the Denver District Attorney’s Office stated “no such records exist,” which is the only response prosecutors can provide under Colorado law when a case has been sealed.

    Braxton is on trial in federal court in Denver this week for a weapons charge related to the August 2023 shooting, according to court records.

    He was indicted by a grand jury in January on one count of possession of ammunition by a prohibited person, court records show.

    The trial is scheduled to wrap up this week, court officials said Thursday.

    In the wake of his son’s death, Sayers told Denver7 reporters that Sayers Jr. was dedicated to preventing gun violence in the community and was frequently at his father’s Aurora gym, the Heavy Hands Heavy Hearts Center.

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  • Shooting investigation shuts down eastbound I-76 in Commerce City

    Shooting investigation shuts down eastbound I-76 in Commerce City

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    COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — A shooting investigation has shut down eastbound Interstate 76 in Commerce City.

    The interstate is closed at East 104th, according to the Commerce City Police Department.

    Details about the shooting, including if there were any injuries, were not immediately available. Commerce City police said all involved individuals have been accounted for and there is no threat to the public.

    It is unclear how long the closure will last.

    This is a developing story and will be updated.

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  • Commerce City police officers shoot man who allegedly threatened to kill his family

    Commerce City police officers shoot man who allegedly threatened to kill his family

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    COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Commerce City police officers shot a man Thursday evening after he allegedly threatened to kill his family.

    According to the Commerce City Police Department, officers were dispatched to a home in the 7000 block of Garden Lane just after 8 p.m. after a man called 911 and allegedly said he was armed with a knife and planned to kill his family.

    Commerce City PD said officers tried to de-escalate the man but “he was uncooperative.” The department said the man refused to comply with officers’ commands to drop the knife, and officers fired their weapons.

    The suspect — only identified as a 22-year-old man — was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries.

    The 17th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) is investigating the police shooting. Per department policy, the involved officers were placed on paid administrative leave.

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