2 suspects wanted in homicide investigation in Jefferson County

Jefferson County Sheriff's deputies continued to search for two suspects involved in a homicide investigation on Wednesday. Deputies rushed to the 3636 S. Depew about 10 a.m. Wednesday on reports of a gunshot wound. 

When deputies arrived, they found one adult male victim in the driver's seat of a pickup truck that was parked in a parking lot. The male was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. 

Witnesses told authorities they saw two Hispanic males in the area of the truck around the time of the shooting. 

The suspects are described as 2 Hispanic males, 5-foot-5" to 5-foot-7 with tall, thin builds, in their late teens to early 20s. Suspect one is wearing a black hoodie and blue jeans. Suspect two is wearing a red/green short sleeve shirt and tan shorts. They were last seen running southbound from the parking lot through two adjacent buildings. They were captured on camera getting into a gold Chevy truck at the apartment complex a short time later. The truck was driven by a third party. 

A shelter-in-place was set up for residents between South Harlan Street and Sheridan Boulevard, and Hampden Ave and Lehigh Ave while deputies and Jefferson County SWAT cleared several of the buildings in the apartment complex. That shelter-in-place was lifted just after 5 p.m. 

Law enforcement located the gold Chevy truck and were able to take the driver into custody in the 2400 block of W. 29th Avenue. The driver's involvement in the homicide investigation is unknown. 

The two suspects remain at large. Anyone with information on this homicide is asked to call the Sheriff's Office tip line at (303) 271-5612 or Denver Metro Crime Stoppers at (720) 913-STOP (7867); reference case number CR22-16638.