Over a violent weekend in the Denver area, there were multiple fatal shootings and stabbings. In Commerce City, four men were shot to death and a woman was hospitalized with gunshot wounds. A person of interest in one case was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot. In Aurora, a person was fatally shot and three others were injured in separate altercations. In Denver, one person was killed and six injured in various incidents.
Commerce City Police described the weekend as “incredibly violent,” with a higher number of homicides than usual for the community. Motives for the shootings were not released, and the crimes were not believed to be related. In one case, a man and woman were shot in a 7-Eleven parking lot, resulting in one death and one person in critical condition. Another fatal shooting occurred at a public park, with a suspect taken into custody.
In Aurora, a fatal shooting occurred at a nightclub parking lot, with details about the deceased not immediately released. Another shooting at a housing complex left one man hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, while a second man was stabbed but expected to survive. No arrests have been made in these cases.
The incidents in Commerce City and Aurora have left the communities shaken, with police emphasizing that the crimes were not connected. Investigations are ongoing, and authorities are working to determine the motives behind the violence.
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