Jose Javier Mendoza-Ortiz, a 26-year-old Hispanic man, was shot and killed on December 6, 2022. The incident was reported as occurring in Littleton, Colorado, and an obituary was published after his death.

Police subsequently investigated and connected the case to a separate fatal shooting in Lakewood. On December 13, 2022, the Lakewood Police Department announced they had identified a suspect in a fatal shooting that occurred in their jurisdiction; investigators treated the two incidents as related.

Did anyone in Littleton or Lakewood know Jose Mendoza-Ortiz or have information about either shooting?