A shooting on February 7 left one person injured at 8723 E 14th Ave, capping a three-week spike of violence in the East Colfax corridor.
The incident is the third violent crime reported in this specific pocket of the city in just 18 days, raising immediate safety concerns for residents and business owners near the corridor.
The surge began on January 21 with a street robbery at 7840 E Colfax Ave. Exactly one week later, on January 28, police responded to an aggravated assault at that same address. The pattern culminated with the February 7 shooting at 8723 E 14th Ave, which authorities classified as an aggravated assault.
The concentration of crimes—specifically the repeat incident at 7840 E Colfax Ave—suggests a localized hotspot of activity that has now spread to adjacent cross streets.
This analysis is based on public municipal records. Residents can find more details via the Denver city portal at https://framinghamma.portal.opengov.com.