Denver, long seen as a bastion of urban tranquility, was abruptly reminded of the harsher realities that plague our society. Late Friday night, the Denver Police Department was called to a residence in the Bear Valley neighborhood, where a grim scene unfolded on the 2700 block of South Fenton Street. As reported by 9News, officers discovered one victim who was subsequently taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. The police’s investigation quickly turned to a matter of a suspected murder-suicide when they found the alleged suspect deceased, from what they believe was a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
This tragic incident was part of a night of violence that saw three people lose their lives in separate shootings across Denver. A second fatal shooting occurred in the East Colfax neighborhood, detailed by The Denver Post, where a juvenile male was shot following a house party. No arrests have yet been made as police continue investigating the circumstances surrounding the confrontation that spilled into a communal area and ended with gunfire…