Aiden Lawrence, 14, was fatally shot in the pre-dawn hours of August 9, 2019, in Denver. The shooting occurred around 2:30 a.m. near East 54th Avenue and North Xenia Street in the Northfield Stapleton neighborhood. Aiden was taken to a local hospital where he died; he had been out with a group of friends that night.

His death was one of three unrelated fatal shootings in Denver within about nine hours. Family and neighbors gathered at the scene; his uncle Tremaine Lawrence said the family had tried to protect Aiden and that he was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Aiden was remembered as someone who dreamed of being a musician and who was devoted to helping his mother. Metro Denver Crime Stoppers offered a reward of up to $2,000 for information that could lead to an arrest, and police reported no suspects in custody.

If anyone was in the Northfield Stapleton area around East 54th Avenue and North Xenia Street on the morning of August 9, 2019, or has information about that night, please come forward.