DENVER — Earlier this month, a fatal shooting in Commerce City drastically changed the lives of two families who are now left navigating through immense pain and heartache.
The shooting happened on Sept. 6 between E. 73rd and E. 74th avenues, where police found three victims at the scene with gunshot wounds. According to Commerce City Police, 20-year-old Makayla Lawrence died shortly after the shooting. Detectives believe she was an unintended target and had not been involved in the prior altercation at the residence.
“I’ve done a lot of thinking, and a level-headed person don’t think like that. Normal people just get in a fight and it’s over,” said Timothy Lawerence, father of Makayla Lawrence. “They don’t come back and shoot people and everybody else because they got in a fight. That’s not how it should be.”
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1 woman dies, 2 other people in the hospital after Commerce City triple shooting
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Makayla’s family gathered in Loveland this weekend, finding a special way to keep her memory close by getting a special tattoo in blue ink, her favorite color.