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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Jarvis Johnson

Year
1999
Where
Denver, Colorado
Source
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Evidence
1
What the record says

On the evening of February 13, 1999, the Denver Police Department was notified of a shooting that transpired near the intersection of East 54th Avenue and Quentin Street. Upon arrival, officers lo

From the Colorado Bureau of Investigation cold case file. Records change. The source is the authority.

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What does the record establish, and what has never been explained?

  • Read the source and write down every date, place and name it gives.
  • Find the earliest news report you can and note what it says that later accounts dropped.
  • List what has never been explained. One line each.

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