On the late night of April 17, 2023, 18-year-old Richard Richie Lovato was found with a gunshot wound in the area of West 14th Avenue and Meade Street in Denver. He was taken to a local hospital and later pronounced dead. Lovato was a father to a young son; family and friends described him as a cherished young man and held a vigil after his death.

Family accounts say Lovato confronted a person who was behaving disrespectfully that night, and an altercation followed that ended with him being shot. His girlfriend had been texting him shortly before the incident and became worried when his messages abruptly stopped. On June 1, 2023, the Denver Police Department arrested 18-year-old Alonzo Chávez in connection with the homicide; Chávez was being held for investigation of first-degree murder.

Does anyone have information about Lovato’s movements that night or witnessed the confrontation near West 14th Avenue and Meade Street?