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Michael Swinyard

Case from Denver, CO dated Dec 27, 2021

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Michael Swinyard

Male

White / Caucasian

Denver

CO

2021-12-27

67

Michael

Swinyard

07/11/2026

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In the quiet neighborhood of Cheesman Park in Denver, Colorado, 67-year-old Michael Swinyard was fatally shot in his residence on December 27, 2021. His death was not an isolated incident but rather a targeted attack in a devastating shooting spree that gripped the Denver and Lakewood communities. The gunman, identified as 47-year-old Lyndon McLeod, was on a violent rampage that claimed the lives of five people and injured two others before he was killed by police.

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  • KMGH: Lakewood police identify hero officer who shot, killed gunman in Denver-Lakewood mass shooting
  • Daily Herald: Suspect in Denver shootings wrote books previewing attacks
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