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Elijah Wilkins

Death by Force
Case Description
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On a summer evening in Aurora, Colorado, the life of 19-year-old Elijah Wilkins was tragically cut short. The young Black / African American man was in a vehicle with his cousin, Darius Banks, also 19, on July 14, 2019, when a single gunshot changed everything. Responding to a head-on crash at East 13th Avenue and Newark Street just after 7 p.m., police discovered Wilkins inside a vehicle, suffering from a fatal gunshot wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital but ultimately succumbed to his in ...Read More
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  • KUSA: Affidavit: Teen shot, killed cousin while playing with gun
  • KMGH: Police make an arrest in deadly shooting at crash scene
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    Victim Details

    Elijah Wilkins

    Male

    Black / African American

    Aurora

    CO

    2019-07-14

    19

    Elijah

    Wilkins

    11/14/2025

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