Andrew Summers, a 35-year-old Black Army veteran and proprietor of Max’s Tavern, was shot and killed shortly after midnight on November 5, 1975. He was returning to his home at 2635 Monroe Street in Denver, just north of the City Park Municipal Golf Course, when an unknown assailant or assailants opened fire. Summers died at the scene.

The Denver Police Department investigated the homicide and the case is now in the Cold Case Unit. No arrests have been made and there are no publicly known suspects; the motive remains unknown. A reward has been offered for information that leads to an arrest and prosecution.

If anyone has information about Andrew Summers, his movements that night, or about people seen near Monroe Street around midnight on November 5, 1975, please contact the Denver Police Cold Case Unit.