In the early morning hours of September 9, 2023, 43-year-old Jeremy Hutcheson was found shot to death on the South Platte River Trail near South Platte River Drive and West Florida Avenue in Denver. His killing came three days after another person, 31-year-old Lluvia Robles-Banuelos, was found fatally shot under I-70 on the same trail; the two homicides initially appeared unconnected and left the community on edge.

A patrol officer heard gunfire on September 12 near West 13th Avenue and North Zuni Street; shell casings recovered there were forensically linked to the two earlier scenes, and investigators identified a suspect. That suspect, Tanner Fielder, was arrested in Black Hawk and charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Hutcheson and Robles-Banuelos. Investigators reported no evidence of robbery and said the victims most likely did not know their killer.

Friends and family remembered Hutcheson as kind-hearted; his father said he would defend anyone in need and enjoyed building bicycles to give to people experiencing homelessness. If anyone has information about Hutcheson, the shootings, or the South Platte River Trail incidents, please share what is known.