Guan-Nyanyak Riek was 24 when he was shot in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood on the evening of Friday, May 10, 2019. The shooting occurred shortly before 7:30 p.m. in the 2300 block of Welton Street. First responders transported Riek to Denver Health, where he was pronounced dead; the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound and the manner of death a homicide.

Denver Police identified a suspect and took 34-year-old Kalvin Thompson into custody on suspicion of first-degree murder. Authorities asked that photographs of the suspect not be publicly shared to protect the investigation. Riek, born September 30, 1994, was remembered by family and friends as smart, funny, and someone who had played football in his youth.

Anyone who was in the 2300 block of Welton Street that night or who has information about the events leading up to the shooting is asked to come forward.