Stabbing and Hit-and-Run Leave Two Dead on Denver’s East Colfax
Police report open investigations with no arrests or suspect information.
Overview
- Denver police said a man died after a Friday night stabbing in the 8700 block of East Colfax Avenue.
- The stabbing is being investigated as a homicide, and no arrests have been announced in that case.
- In a separate incident early Monday, a pedestrian was struck and killed near Colfax Avenue and Trenton Street, according to a department post on X.
- Police labeled the crash a hit-and-run and said the victim died at the scene, with no suspect or vehicle description released.
- Local outlets describe both stories as developing as investigators continue to seek answers on the East Colfax corridor.