On a cold winter night in Denver, on January 13, 1996, the life of 30-year-old Andrew Gallegos was tragically cut short. In the parking lot of the Purple Turtle, located in the 4900 block of West Colfax Avenue, an altercation escalated to fatal violence. Gallegos, a white male, and another individual were involved in a dispute with a third person when the situation took a deadly turn.
The unidentified suspect pulled out a gun and fired, striking both Gallegos and the person he was with.
Emergency services were called to the scene, and both victims were rushed to the hospital with gunshot wounds. While the second victim survived their injuries, Andrew Gallegos succumbed to his wounds and was pronounced dead.
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the suspect fled the scene, vanishing into the night. The Denver Police Department launched an investigation into the homicide, but the perpetrator has never been identified or apprehended. The case has since gone cold, leaving the family of Andrew Gallegos without answers and a killer still at large. The investigation remains open, with law enforcement still seeking any information that could lead to an arrest and bring closure to this decades-old case.
