On the evening of January 29, 2022, 23-year-old Elijah Kelly was shot and killed near East Colfax Avenue and North Ogden Street in Denver. Officers who responded found Kelly and a second young man with gunshot wounds; Kelly was pronounced dead at the scene and the other victim, 19-year-old Kanajai Burton, was taken to a hospital.

Denver police identified a suspect and made an arrest on February 8, 2022, booking 18-year-old A’darion Sanford on two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the shootings. The attack left two families mourning and raised questions about what led to the violence that night.

If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Elijah’s movements that evening, please share what is known.