UNINCORPORATED ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. – A man was shot and killed after allegedly trying to rob a pawn shop late Thursday morning in unincorporated Arapahoe County, according to the sheriff’s deputies.
The shooting happened in the 8000 block of E. Mississippi Ave., near the intersection with S. Parker Road sometime around 11:17 a.m., deputies said.
Officials responded after receiving a 911 call asking for an ambulance and the police. The caller told dispatch a man who allegedly tried to rob the pawn shop had been shot.
At the scene, arriving deputies found a person deceased. That person was identified Friday as 31-year-old Daniel Emmanuel Bright by the Arapahoe County Coroner.
Investigators and the sheriff’s office CSI unit processed the scene.
The investigation into this deadly shooting remains open and active, deputies said. No other details about the shooting were immediately available.
Editor's note on April 7, 2023 at 1:55 p.m.: This story has been edited to include the name of the victim killed in this shooting.
