13-year-old boy shoots and kills grandfather on Denver bus as his leg blocks aisle | News from Mexico
A 13-year-old boy fatally shot a 60-year-old man after an argument between the two escalated, which started because the grandfather was blocking the bus aisle with his foot.
United States.— a A 13 year old boy facing Accusations of murder by Grandfather’s death In Colorado.
The incident happened in the bus From RTD around 6:41pm last week, where Richard Sanchez, 60 years oldlost his life in Intersection of South Federal Boulevard and West Mississippi AvenueJust a few blocks from your house.
According to reports published in NY PostWhat caused the incident was a “trivial” dispute: Dada was blocking the bus aisle with his feet. The Denver police have revealed this A verbal argument escalated until the youth shot Sanchez.
The man was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Another passenger was also injured, but was treated at the scene and did not require hospitalization.
The family was not informed even after a few days
The tragedy was compounded by the fact that Sanchez’s family was not informed of his death until days later, when He went to the police to report him missing..
grandson of the victim, Joseph ChavezExpressing his pain and frustration, he points out “No one was with him in his last breath”.
Chavez shared that the loss of his grandfather left a deep void and the situation felt surreal. He remembered his grandfather as always a happy person, which makes it harder for him to understand the “senseless” violence.
History of juvenile detention and violence
Less than a week after the incident, police arrested a 13-year-old boy suspected of murder.
till now is in custody While the investigation in charge is going on first degree murder. Final determination of charges will be made by Denver District Attorney’s OfficeR.
In a broader context, RTD records show that At least 178 passengers reported being assaulted or injured while using RTD public transport during the first two months of 2021 and 2022.. Further, it is highlighted that, according to the data of 2023, Denver experienced an average of 6.0 homicides per month.
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