On the evening of February 28, 1978, Thomas Gutierrez and his wife were shot by unknown assailants as they walked toward their home in the Baker neighborhood of Denver after attending a funeral. Both were struck; emergency services took them to a local hospital. Thomas Gutierrez, a 32-year-old Hispanic male, underwent surgery but died during a second operation on March 2, 1978.

The Denver Police Department opened a homicide investigation, but the case went cold. No suspect or suspects have been identified and no arrests have been announced. The killing remains unsolved.

If anyone has information about the shooting that injured Thomas Gutierrez and his wife on February 28, 1978, please share what is known with investigators.