DeAngelo Tafoya, 22, was killed while waiting for a bus on the afternoon of April 1, 2021, near South Federal Boulevard and West Alameda Avenue in Denver. A single father working more than 80 hours a week to support his infant daughter Athena, he had been putting in overtime to save for their first vacation together. Witnesses said gunfire came from a gold or tan SUV and struck Tafoya and another man, 59-year-old David Lara. Both men were taken to a hospital and died of their injuries.

Minutes after the shooting, police stopped a gold Honda CRV described by witnesses. Two 22-year-old men, Elias Chavez and Tlaloc Chavez, were in the vehicle along with a woman and a baby; spent shell casings were reportedly found in the car. Surveillance footage from a public bus showed two men in the CRV firing at the victims.

Tafoya’s family described him as soft-spoken and an amazing person, and noted the devastating effect of gun violence on his daughter and the community. If anyone waiting near South Federal and West Alameda on April 1, 2021, saw something that hasn’t been reported, please share what is known.