John Field

On a summer evening in Denver, Colorado, 50-year-old John Field was attending a family gathering on his block near 1st and Broadway. While walking his dog on July 9, 2016, a dark Chevy Camaro sped by, coming dangerously close to his pet. In a moment of anger, Field threw a beer bottle at the vehicle, striking it. The car, which had initially driven away, made a U-turn and came back. A person inside the vehicle, later identified as Keyair Lewis, opened fire, shooting John Field multiple times before fleeing the scene.

John Field was rushed to the hospital, where he would spend the next several months fighting for his life. Despite medical efforts, he succumbed to his gunshot wounds and passed away in hospice care on October 22, 2016. His family and friends remembered him as an amazing man who was always making people smile and laugh, and was considered by his son to be the 'smartest guy I've ever met.'

For two years, the case remained unsolved, leaving his family waiting for justice. Then, in July of 2018, an arrest was made. The Denver District Attorney's Office announced that 28-year-old Keyair Lewis had been charged with one count of first-degree murder. Investigators were able to connect Lewis to the shooting through a combination of DNA and ballistic evidence from other unrelated criminal incidents. At the time of his arrest for Field's murder, Lewis was already in custody at the Department of Corrections for another criminal case. The arrest brought a sense of hope to Field's family, who trusted in the legal process to bring them justice for their loss.