A young man gunned down outside a North Park Hill home Wednesday morning has been identified as Jordan Nelson, who turned 21 on Nov. 2.
According to witnesses and Denver police, multiple shots were fired at Nelson as he sat in his car outside a home at 2915 Pontiac St.
John White, a Denver police spokesman, said detectives canvassed the area Wednesday, looking for witnesses.
He said the investigation is continuing. No suspects have been identified, and police are not sure whether the person who killed Nelson was on foot or fired from a passing car.
According to residents of the neighborhood, there has been some gang activity in the area.
However, White said he has “not heard that this homicide has any gang involvement.”
A woman who said her mother lives at 2915 Pontiac St. said Nelson had spent the night at another home in the neighborhood and had just arrived at the house to visit his cousin.
She described Nelson as a nice guy. “He was a friendly person. He was always high-spirited. He would never cause trouble,” she said.
A witness said she heard four shots and saw Nelson running from the car before collapsing on the front porch of the home.
The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner said Thursday that it determined the manner of death was “homicide.”
A witness to Wednesday’s shooting said she thought she heard a firecracker go off shortly before 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Then she heard a second “pop” and ran to her door. She heard two more gunshots, and as she looked out, she saw Nelson running from his car toward the white bungalow. She said he collapsed on the porch.
As she ran across the street to check on Nelson, she heard a vehicle driving away fast.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 720-913-7867.
