Donald Ray Young

Death by Force
Case Description
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On May 8, 2005, Detective Donald "Donnie" Young, a 43-year-old officer with the Denver Police Department, was fatally shot while working an off-duty security job at the Salon Ocampo Hall in Denver, Colorado. The incident occurred during an invitation-only baptismal party being held at the hall.

The shooting was perpetrated by Raúl Gómez-García, a Mexican national and undocumented immigrant to the United States. Gómez-García had been working at the "Cherry Cricket," a restaurant own ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Donald Ray Young

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Denver

    CO

    2005-05-08

    43

    Donald

    Ray Young

    01/06/2025

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    I wanted to talk about the difficult situation around Raúl Gómez-García's extradition. It's such ... ...Read More
    07/12/2023
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    I recently came across some info about the arrest of Raúl Gómez-García that I ... ...Read More
    06/21/2023
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