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Elijah Joziah Duran

Death by Force
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In the late afternoon of August 21, 2020, a disturbance in Greeley, Colorado, ended in gunfire, silencing the life of 20-year-old Elijah Joziah Duran of Aurora. The incident, which unfolded near 7th Avenue and 12th Street, also resulted in the death of 19-year-old Deionte Lashay Dior Johnson-Smith, who was also from Aurora. When Greeley police officers responded to reports of shots fired around 5:15 p.m., they discovered two men had been shot. Duran was pronounced dead at the scene. Johnson-Smit ...Read More
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  • KMGH: Weld County Coroner identifies two men killed in Greeley shooting Friday night
  • FOX31 Denver: 2 Aurora men dead after shooting in Greeley
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    Victim Details

    Elijah Joziah Duran

    Male

    Greeley

    CO

    2020-08-21

    20

    Elijah

    Joziah Duran

    11/14/2025

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