Elias Alexander Armstrong, age 12, was shot and killed in Denver on the evening of February 5, 2023, after a confrontation over a stolen Audi. A shootout followed. Armstrong, who was driving, was fatally wounded, managed to drive a couple of blocks, then collapsed on a sidewalk and died. The other occupants fled on foot before police arrived.

Police reviewed surveillance footage that reportedly shows a man running toward the stolen car; investigators told Armstrong’s family the man fired 15 rounds into the vehicle. Reed has said he was shot at first and returned fire in self-defense and that he did not know a child was inside. The Denver District Attorney’s Office declined to file criminal charges, saying prosecutors could not disprove Reed’s self-defense claim beyond a reasonable doubt, a decision that has distressed Armstrong’s family.

Does anyone have information about the confrontation or the people who were with Elias that evening?