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Byron Ware

Case from Denver, CO dated Feb 03, 2018

Victim Details

Byron Ware

Male

Black / African American

Denver

CO

2018-02-03

17

Byron

Ware

07/20/2026

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In the winter of 2018, the life of 17-year-old Byron Ware was tragically cut short in a burst of violence that also claimed the life of another young man in Denver's Montbello neighborhood. On the evening of February 3rd, a shooting erupted in the 13100 block of East Elgin Place, leaving a scene of chaos and heartbreak. When police responded to the reports of gunfire, they found the beginning of a grim puzzle that would soon identify Ware and 18-year-old Abisai Ponce Gutierrez as the victims of ...
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  • 7NEWS: 2 in custody for double-fatal Montbello shooting; victims identified
  • Victims Identified In Weekend Triple Shooting
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