Denver jury hung on murder charges in Park Hill motorcycle club shooting

A Denver man charged in a fatal shooting at a Park Hill motorcycle club will get another trial this fall after a jury failed to reach a verdict on first-degree murder charges.

Todd Lynn Washington, 41, was arrested in November 2023 after police say he and a second man opened fire outside Hell’s Lovers Motorcycle Club, killing Michael David, 43, and Joshua Batts, 39, and injuring three others.

Investigators say Washington and his accomplice, 34-year-old Shon McPherson, planned the attack after Washington’s daughter was kicked out of the club and accused a security guard of putting his hands on her.

McPherson was convicted of first-degree murder and attempted murder by a Denver jury in July and is set to be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Monday.

Washington’s trial ended this week after a jury convicted him of attempted murder but could not reach a verdict on the first-degree murder charges, the Denver District Attorney’s Office confirmed.

A new trial is set to begin Oct. 14, court records show. Washington remains in jail on a $3 million cash-only bail.

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