Lamar M. Collins, 21, a Black male, was found shot to death on August 14, 2000, along 54th Avenue just east of Washington Street in Adams County, Colorado. Responding authorities documented the discovery that same day, and his homicide entry in the state’s cold case database confirms the date, location, and cause of death.
The Adams County Sheriff’s Office took the lead on the investigation. Public summaries describe the case as an unsolved homicide with no named suspects and no arrests announced, and the listing remains active among Colorado cold cases. Independent compilations of unsolved cases and memorial records echo these details, noting only that Collins was shot and that the sheriff’s office has sought tips over the years.
State records also list administrative details—Adams County jurisdiction, the 17th Judicial District, and agency case number 00-10859—while continuing to request information from anyone who may know more. No additional official releases have identified a suspect or described an arrest connected to the killing, and the case remains open.
