2 dead, 1 injured in separate Denver shootings

Two people were shot and killed Tuesday evening in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood in what police are investigating as a murder-suicide, according to the department.

The Denver Police Department first posted about the shooting in the 1000 block of West Colfax Avenue at 8:39 p.m. Tuesday.

Two people were shot and both died from their injuries, police said in a Wednesday morning update.

Additional information about the shooting was not available Wednesday morning.

Another person was shot Tuesday evening near South Stuart Street and Morrison Road in Denver’s Westwood neighborhood, according to an 8:36 p.m. statement on social media from the police department.

Paramedics took one victim to the hospital with unknown injuries, police said.

Both shootings remain under investigation, police said.

This is a developing story and may be updated. 

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