DENVER—Investigators are still trying to determine why a prosecutor was shot and killed outside his northwest Denver home, police said Thursday.
Sean May, 37, was gunned down on Wednesday night by a man in his late teens or early 20s, police said. The coroner said he was shot in the head and abdomen. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Detectives have not said if May was shot because he was a prosecutor.
Witnesses said the gunman was seen running from the home. A massive search was under way.
May was chief deputy district attorney in Adams County and had worked as a prosecutor for about seven years.
The Rocky Mountain News reported his wife is six months pregnant with their first child.
“Sean was a talented prosecutor, a loving husband and a steadfast friend,” Adams County District Attorney Don Quick said in a statement. “We are all shocked and devastated by this terrible tragedy. Sean was a part of our office family and the loss is immeasurable. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife and family.”
U.S. Attorney Troy Eid called May “an extraordinary prosecutor, public servant and friend.”
Gov. Bill Ritter called the slaying “a terrible, senseless act of violence” and offered his sympathy to his family.
