Paul Quince Cortez was 21 when he was shot on a Denver street corner on the evening of October 27, 2010. A 911 call reported the shooting at Bruce Randolph Avenue and York Street; officers found Cortez in the street with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to Denver Health Medical Center and later died; the Denver coroner’s office identified him and ruled the death a homicide.

Detectives say Cortez was involved in an encounter with an unknown person or persons just before shots were fired. The shooter or shooters left the scene and have not been publicly identified. The case is listed among Colorado’s cold cases and remains unsolved.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Paul Cortez, please come forward to the Denver Police Department.