In the predawn hours of Sunday, August 28, 2016, 53-year-old Frank Leo Chavez was found outside a residence on the 100 block of South Knox Court in the Barnum neighborhood of Denver with apparent gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead after Denver Police responded to a shots-fired call at about 12:05 a.m. Another man was also shot and left in critical condition; investigators said the shooting did not appear to be gang-related but had not established the relationship between the victims and the shooter or shooters.

No arrests have ever been made in connection with Chavez’s killing and no suspects have been publicly identified. The case remains open and unsolved, and Denver Police continue to seek anyone with information that could help resolve what happened that late summer night. If anyone knew Frank, the other victim, or saw activity on South Knox Court that morning, please come forward with information.