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Arvada crime briefs: Man found dead at bus stop near 58th and Kipling in Arvada
Victim believed to be unhoused person; Arvada Police investigating death as homicide
BY RYLEE DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A man was found dead at the RTD bus stop near 58th Avenue and Kipling Parkway early in the morning of Jan. 17, according to Arvada Police Department Public Information O cer Dave Snelling. e victim is believed to be an unhoused individual, and APD is investigating the death as a homicide.
At around 8 a.m. on Jan. 17, APD received a request for a welfare check on a person with a blanket at the bus stop in front of the McDonald’s located at 9825 West 58th Avenue. e caller reported that the person was laying on the ground with their feet close to the road.
O cers responded shortly after the call and discovered a deceased male laying near the bus stop bench. Snelling said that no other identifying information about the victim was available at this time but added that APD may put out a request for community support with the case at a later time.
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At about 5:10 p.m. on the evening of Jan. 16, Arvada police got calls reporting gunshots in the area of Grandview Avenue and Estes Street. Around that same time, a call came in saying a man had been shot in the foot.
e man was found at 57th Avenue and Yarrow Street with a super cial gunshot wound in the food. e man said he was walking and didn’t see anyone ring a gun at him.
Snelling said APD believes the man was hit by a stray bullet from a nearby altercation.
“At this point, we feel that there was an altercation between a white (KIA) sedan and a white SUV,” Snelling said. “We believe that one of the rounds traveled a great distance east and landed in a guy’s foot. It would not be uncommon for the bullet to travel a fair distance.”
Snelling said that no other injuries from the altercation have been reported, but the department put a request out to be noti ed by local hospitals. e man who was shot in the foot was treated by responding paramedics and released with super cial injuries.
