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Richard Louis McDougle

Death by Force
Case Description
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In the cool autumn night of October 28, 1978, a report of a shooting shattered the peace in the area of East 33rd Avenue and Downing Street in Denver. Responding officers arrived to a grim scene in the parking lot across from a drinking establishment known as the Other Side of the Road Bar. There they found Richard Louis McDougle, a 26-year-old Black male, suffering from a gunshot wound.

Emergency medical services were quickly on the scene and transported McDougle to a local hospital. Des ...Read More
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    • Victim Details

    Richard Louis McDougle

    Male

    Black / African American

    Denver

    CO

    1978-10-28

    26

    Richard

    Louis McDougle

    11/14/2025

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