Denver Police Probe Suspected Homicide After Fatal Kennedy Neighborhood Assault

The victim remains unidentified pending medical examiner confirmation of his name and cause of death.

Overview

Officers responded at 2:08 a.m. Sunday to reports of an assault in the 9700 block of East Hampden Avenue in the Kennedy neighborhood.
The location is northwest of Cherry Creek Reservoir across Interstate 225 from the state park, according to local mapping.
Paramedics transported a man to a hospital, where he later died, police said.
No suspect information has been released, and investigators ask anyone with tips to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867 or submit a tip online.
The department is investigating the death as a suspected homicide, and the case is described as a developing investigation.