Earnest Cox, 22, was killed by gunfire in Denver in the early morning hours of July 23, 2022. He was found before 3 a.m. near the intersection of East Colfax Avenue and North Monaco Parkway and was later identified by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner as a homicide victim. He was born February 18, 2000.

The same night saw a separate shooting in the 1600 block of South Colorado Boulevard that wounded one person who self-transported to a hospital and was expected to survive. Funeral services were handled by Pipkin Braswell Funeral Home.

Anyone with information about what happened to Earnest Cox or who was involved is asked to come forward.