Anthony Daequan Thomas was an 18-year-old Black male shot and killed in the early morning hours of October 20, 2024, near East Colfax Avenue and Josephine Street in Denver. He was found with fatal gunshot wounds on the 1400 block of North Columbine Street and pronounced dead at the scene shortly after officers responded to reports of gunfire at about 12:41 a.m.

Investigators focused on 19-year-old Dewayne Dietz as the inquiry proceeded. Police said Dietz and Thomas knew one another and that preliminary evidence suggested the shooting occurred during a robbery. Authorities identified Dietz through surveillance footage and phone records and arrested him two days later on an unrelated outstanding warrant; he was then held on suspicion of first-degree murder, second-degree murder and aggravated robbery with bond set at $2 million on each count.

Anyone with information about Thomas, the area around North Columbine Street that night, or the events leading up to the shooting is asked to come forward.