Thornton Metro Shooting Alerts

Denver District Attorney John Walsh will seek to try a 12-year-old as an adult in a homicide case.

A woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a shooting near an ICE detention facility in Aurora, with one man detained as a potential suspect. The incident occurred after a weekly protest outside the building on Nome Street.

Developing Aurora Shooting

• ⚡ Non-Life-Threatening Injury Near ICE Facility: Aurora Police report a woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries...

The Denver DA filed to try the 12- and 14-year-olds as adults in the fatal confrontation with Christopher Nabors during an alleged car theft near...

A woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a shooting near Aurora's ICE facility around 7:30 p.m. Police detained a man, but the incident happened off federal property and remains isolated with no direct impact on Thornton safety.

Denver police arrested a 12-year-old and 14-year-old in the fatal shooting of a man who confronted suspects breaking into a vehicle on the 4300 block...

• Flock alert flagged a stolen truck, leading officers to a local business with distribution-level meth, cocaine and fentanyl inside.
• The bust...

• 12 and 14-year-olds arrested for first-degree murder after fatally shooting 33-year-old Christopher Nabors, who confronted them breaking into his...

Aurora police are urgently appealing for witnesses and video after a man was shot in the abdomen at a July 4 house party in the 1400 block of North...

A Denver food truck operator was sentenced to 38 years in prison for chasing down and fatally shooting an unarmed man who asked for free food. The case shows how quickly petty disputes can turn deadly in the metro area.

Denver homicides are climbing even as other crimes drop.

• Thornton case: 18-year-old Cesar Licon Jr. charged with first-degree murder after the July...

Today's Updates

A man received the maximum 38-year prison term for the 2025 fatal Denver food truck shooting after pleading guilty to second-degree murder, underscoring that violent crime carries severe consequences across the metro area.

Denver police need public tips to identify a shooting victim and find the suspect after a deadly attack at an East 12th Avenue apartment complex on Wednesday evening. The unidentified man died at a hospital early Thursday.

A Denver jury convicted Travis Jamahal Jackson, 41, of first-degree murder in the 2023 shooting death of Michael Milligan during a drug deal near Cheesman Park. Jackson faces mandatory life in prison without parole at his August 20 sentencing.

Denver police are seeking tips after a man was fatally shot Wednesday night in the 8000-block of East 12th Avenue near Syracuse Street. The victim died early Thursday, with no suspect information released.

Denver's mid-year report shows overall crime falling while homicides jumped nearly 37% through July 1. Other violent crimes declined sharply,...

Metz was sentenced following the September 2024 shooting of a teenager on his property after his girlfriend reported two teens seeking homecoming photo spots.

Thornton Shooting Arrest

• 🔥 Arrest Made: Thornton police arrested 18-year-old Cesear Alberto Licon on suspicion of murder in the fatal house...

Early Sunday morning, a 44-year-old man was fatally shot outside a home in the 3600 block of E. 91st Avenue during a Thornton house party.

By Sunday...