12 outdoor deaths reported in March, Denver police say

DENVER – Denver police have reported 12 outdoor deaths so far in March, including nine in a nine-day stretch and at least some of which are believed to be drug overdoses, officials said this week.

The Denver Police Department responded to outdoor deaths in the city’s North Park Hill, Central Business District, North Capitol Hill, Baker, Globeville, Cheesman Park, Five Points, Capitol Hill, College View and Auraria neighborhoods between March 1 and Tuesday, according to the agency’s posts on X.

The investigations are ongoing, Sgt. Jay Casillas said in an email this week…

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