DENVER — A second victim in a fatal teen shooting at a Denver parking lot linked to a celebration of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s capture has died, a spokesperson with city’s police department said Friday.
The development comes 10 days after police said a second of four victims in the shooting was not likely to survive. The second victim was identified 26-year-old Jean Rodriguez Isturiz. by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner. His death is now being investigated as a homicide, a spokesperson for the Denver OME said in a news release.
Sixteen-year-old William Rodriguez Salas was shot and killed on Jan. 3 after a large gathering to celebrate the Venezuelan president's capture turned violent during an argument.
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Teen killed in Denver shooting linked to Maduro celebration ID’d
When officers arrived to the scene at S. Galena Street and E. Hampden Avenue around 11 p.m. that they, they found one injured person who was taken to a hospital. Police later learned of three additional victims who had been injured at the scene.
No suspect information has been released in connection with the shooting.
Anyone with information, photos, and/or video of this shooting is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.
Editor's note on Jan. 20 at 11:45 a.m.: This story has been updated with the victim's identity.
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