Last week, a 13-year-old boy was charged with the murder of a Colorado grandfather who got into an argument after he blocked the path of a public bus. A few days later, when his relatives tried to file a missing persons report, they were informed that the man had died.
Richard Sanchez, 60, was killed in an altercation with a teenage straphanger while riding an RTD bus just a few blocks from his home last Saturday night, according to reports. fox 31.
The shooting occurred around 6:41 p.m. at the intersection of South Federal Boulevard and West Mississippi Avenue, about five miles from the Denver Broncos’ stadium, Empower Field at Mile High.
Sanchez was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police said the second person was injured and was treated at the scene, but did not require hospitalization.
Less than a week after the callous killing, police arrested a 13-year-old boy on Thursday in connection with Sanchez’s murder.
Police believe the argument between the murder suspect and Mr. Sanchez began over an elderly man who blocked an aisle with his foot.
“At this stage of the investigation, it appears there was a verbal exchange between the suspect and the victim about blocking the path of the bus with the victim’s foot, after which the suspect shot and killed the victim,” Denver police said. ” he said. Exit Friday.
My grandfather’s family didn’t learn he had been killed until the following Monday, when they went to the police to report him missing.
“It was difficult because we didn’t know where he was and we didn’t hear from the hospital even though he was in the hospital,” Sanchez’s grandson Joseph Chavez told the outlet on Tuesday.
“No one was by his side when he took his last breath.”
Chavez said his grandfather’s senseless killing was “truly heartbreaking” and the whole situation “feels surreal.”
“He was always happy. He was a really happy person,” Chavez said of his beloved.
The teenage suspect is being held for investigation of first-degree murder, police said.
The Denver District Attorney’s Office will make the final decision on charges, the newspaper said.
According to RTD records shared by , at least 178 passengers reported assaults or injuries while using RTD transit in 2021 and the first two months of 2022. fox 31.
As of 2023, Denver will have an average of 6.0 murders per month.
