On September 28, 1976, officers with the Denver Police Department found 42-year-old Benjamin Chavez deceased inside a vehicle near East 33rd Avenue and Cherry Street in Denver. He was a Hispanic male who had been fatally shot. Chavez was later buried at Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.

The investigation did not identify the person or persons responsible at the time, and no arrests have ever been made. The case remains an open homicide investigation with the Denver Police Department and is currently assigned to the Cold Case Unit, which is seeking any information that could help solve the murder.

If anyone knew Benjamin Chavez or has information about that late September 1976 shooting, please contact the Denver Police Department’s Cold Case Unit.