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Richard Leal

Case from Denver, CO dated Apr 13, 2023

Victim Details

Richard Leal

Male

Denver

CO

2023-04-13

41

Richard

Leal

Yes

07/13/2026

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In the early hours of a spring day in Denver, a verbal altercation escalated into deadly violence, leaving one man dead and another facing a murder charge. Just after midnight on April 13, 2023, shots rang out in the 1900 block of Vallejo Street, a neighborhood a few blocks southwest of Ruby Hill Park. When Denver police officers arrived at the scene, they found 41-year-old Richard Leal lying in the street, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital but was pron ...
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  • Man in custody after shooting that left 1 dead near South Vallejo Street
  • KUSA.com: Suspect arrested in killing of 41-year-old man in southwest Denver
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