Edgewater police are investigating a Sunday morning shooting that left one man dead and another hospitalized, officials said.
Just after 5:15 a.m. on Sunday, officers responded to reports of a disturbance in the 2700 block of Ingalls Street, northwest of downtown Denver, according to a Sunday news release from the Edgewater Police Department.
When officers arrived at the scene, they were directed to a second-story apartment where they found one man suffering from a gunshot wound and another from head trauma, the news release stated.
Paramedics administered medical care at the scene, but the 29-year-old gunshot victim from Edgewater died from his injuries, the release stated. The victim’s identity and cause of death will be released by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner.
Emergency personnel transported the man with head trauma, a 29-year-old Denver resident, to a local hospital, where he remains in critical condition.
Based on preliminary evidence, police believe the two men had gotten into an altercation which led to the shooting, the news release stated. The Denver resident is considered a person of interest in the homicide at this time, but has not been charged.
Anyone with information about the shooting should contact police investigators at 720-763-3024 or Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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