Nathaniel Peewee Estes was 16 when he was found wounded in the Town Center at Aurora mall parking lot on the night of March 6, 2019. Police arrived about 10:15 p.m. after a call about his disoriented state and discovered he had suffered a gunshot wound. He was taken to Children’s Hospital Colorado but died from his injuries and was pronounced dead at 3:20 a.m. on March 7, 2019.

An autopsy found a single gunshot wound caused fatal damage to his liver, small intestine, and heart, and the death was ruled a homicide. Authorities appealed to the public for information and by mid-June 2019 no arrests had been announced. Nathaniel, known as Peewee, was a student at APS Avenue High School, a black belt in karate, a boxer, a pianist who recorded an album, and hoped to train in HVAC and become a barber.

If anyone saw activity in the Town Center at Aurora mall parking lot that night or has information about Nathaniel’s shooting, please come forward.