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Rene Wells

Case from Denver, CO dated Oct 01, 2016

Victim Details

Rene Wells

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Denver

CO

2016-10-01

2016-10-01

34

Rene

Wells

07/22/2026


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In the early morning hours of October 1, 2016, the sound of gunshots shattered the pre-dawn stillness in the 500 block of East Colfax Avenue in Denver. When Denver Police Department officers arrived at the scene around 2:00 a.m., they discovered a man suffering from what appeared to be gunshot wounds. The injured man was 34-year-old Rene Wells, a Black male. He was rushed to Denver Health Medical Center for treatment, but his injuries proved to be too severe. Rene Wells died five days later, on ...
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