On the evening of April 26, 2022, a 911 call about shots fired brought Denver police to an apartment in the 5900 block of North Dunkirk Street, where three people were found dead. Four-year-old MeKhi Parham Allen died alongside 65-year-old Denise Hood and 23-year-old Donne Allen Jr. The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner ruled all three deaths homicides from multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators publicly appealed for information and increased a reward for tips. Multiple anonymous tips pointed to one person, and detectives identified 24-year-old Elijah Hood, who was related to Denise Hood, as the suspect. On May 9, 2022, Elijah Hood was taken into custody and charged with three counts of first-degree murder, one count of child abuse resulting in death, and one count of first-degree burglary; the case was forwarded to the Denver District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.

If anyone has information about what happened in that apartment on April 26, please share it with Denver police.