Khant Htoo Naing, a 16-year-old Asian male, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of October 22, 2022, in the 2200 block of Buchtel Boulevard near the University of Denver campus. The shooting occurred about 2 a.m.; officers found Khant with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene. He was weeks away from his 17th birthday.

Denver police arrested two men the day after the shooting. Emilio Gomez, 20, was charged with first-degree murder, and Josiah Cruz, 18, was charged as an accessory to first-degree murder. Authorities have not publicly released the circumstances that led to the shooting pending the arrest affidavit.

Anyone who knew Khant or who was in the area that morning and might have information is asked to come forward.