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Case Description
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In the cool autumn of 2007, a life was tragically cut short in Denver, Colorado. Dawan Derrick Childress, a 24-year-old man, became the victim of a fatal shooting on October 12th of that year. The events of that day unfolded with a chilling sequence that left more questions than answers, turning his case into a lingering cold case.

On that Friday, Childress was in the vicinity of the 2000 block of East 23rd Avenue. He was not alone; a male companion was with him. An altercation erupted wi ...Read More
Victim Details

Dawan Derrick Childress

Male

Black / African American

Denver

CO

2007-10-12

24

Dawan

Derrick Childress

11/14/2025