Scott Vonlanken

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On January 31, 2017, 56-year-old Scott Von Lanken, a security guard working for Denver’s Regional Transportation District (RTD), was fatally shot near Union Station while assisting two women with directions. Von Lanken, who was also a pastor, was approached from behind by 37-year-old Joshua Cummings, who shot him in the head at close range. Cummings, motivated by extremist views, had mistaken Von Lanken's police-like uniform for that of law enforcement, and witnesses reported hearing Cummings ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Scott Vonlanken

    March 28, 2022

    Male

    Caucasian / White

    Denver

    CO

    2017-01-31

    56

    Scott

    Vonlanken

    yes

    10/06/2024


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