Quentin Elexander Smith was killed in a drive-by shooting in Denver in the early hours of January 22, 2011. He was 21, Black, and had stepped outside a house party on North Pontiac Street near 1 a.m. when a passing vehicle stopped or slowed and an occupant or occupants fired multiple shots. Smith was taken to Denver Health Medical Center and later pronounced dead; the coroner ruled the cause of death multiple gunshot wounds.

Denver Police Homicide followed leads and interviewed people who were nearby, but the investigation went cold and no arrests have been announced. The shooting was the second recent homicide in that neighborhood, occurring a month after another young man was killed a few blocks away.

Anyone who was at the party, saw a suspicious vehicle in the 3300 block of North Pontiac Street that night, or has information about either shooting is asked to come forward.