Brian Connelly was 26 when he was shot and killed in Denver’s Elyria-Swansea neighborhood on January 30, 2021. Police were called to the intersection of 52nd Avenue and Steele Street at about 1:30 a.m.; officers found Connelly with a gunshot wound and he later died at a hospital. The Denver coroner listed a gunshot wound as the cause of death and the investigation was upgraded from aggravated assault to homicide.

Details about what led to the shooting remain scarce. As of the latest information, authorities had not publicly identified any suspects or announced arrests and asked the public for help in the ongoing investigation.

If anyone was in the Elyria-Swansea area around 1:30 a.m. on January 30, 2021, or has information about this shooting, please contact the Denver Police Department.