Danzel D. Atkins, 31, traveled to Denver for a vacation and posted on Facebook the evening of August 16, 2023 about finally being on break. Five hours later, in the early morning of August 17 at about 1:10 a.m., Denver Police responded to a shooting in the 2200 block of Welton Street. Officers found Atkins with gunshot wounds; he was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.

Investigators say the shooting began as an altercation outside a bar. During the scuffle, a male suspect allegedly produced a handgun and shot Atkins once in the chest. Atkins was a U.S. Army veteran, father of four, and ran his own small electrician business in Houston. On August 29, 2023, police arrested 28-year-old Quadre Lamb and held him for investigation of first-degree murder; the Denver District Attorney will determine final charges.

If anyone witnessed the altercation outside the bar or has information about that night on Welton Street, please share what was seen.