A month after a rising Denver Broncos star was shot dead in a limousine, Darrent Williams’ killer remains on the loose and police have named no suspects.
Williams’ uncle says he is disappointed there hasn’t been an arrest but still has confidence in Denver police.
“We need some closure,” Demond Williams said. “We need these guys off the street so they do not hurt another family.”
Denver detectives have kept quiet about their investigation of the New Year’s Day shooting, but that doesn’t mean the case isn’t progressing, police spokesman Sonny Jackson said Wednesday.
“This is not a cold case, by any stretch of the imagination,” Jackson said. “Our job is to solve the crime, whether it takes six days, 60 days or six months.”
The same core of investigators that began working on the homicide Jan. 1 is still on the case, Jackson said.
Police have kept Williams’ mother, Rosalind, updated about their investigation, Demond Williams said.
“We understand that they have to build the case and cross their t’s and dot their i’s,” he said. “It frustrates us that these murderers are out there and here we are struggling every day and coping with the loss.”
Williams was killed after leaving a New Year’s Eve party at a Broadway nightclub. Several shots were fired at Williams’ stretch limo from a passing vehicle; one hit the Broncos cornerback in the neck.
A $102,000 reward offered by Crime Stoppers and the Broncos continues to attract tips, Jackson said, but police are counting on more information to solve the crime.
A woman who is a criminal- justice major is analyzing the hom icide on her own and has called a few times about what she thinks happened, Jackson said.
“It illustrates the magnitude that people care,” he said. “There is still that community concern.”
While no suspects have been named, Denver Police Chief Gerry Whitman has called Willie Clark a “person of interest” in the investigation. Police sources said Clark, who is being held on an unrelated alleged parole violation, is not believed to have been the gunman.
A hearing is scheduled for Friday to determine whether Clark violated the conditions of his parole by living at an address different than the one he had registered with parole officials.
“I can tell you he would not be on a parole hold if it wasn’t for this case,” said Clark’s attorney, Michael Andre. “They used this opportunity to put him in jail.”
Clark denies having anything to do with the crime, Andre said.
Staff writer Felisa Cardona can be reached at 303-954-1219 or fcardona@denverpost.com.
