A Denver man charged in a fatal shooting at a Park Hill motorcycle club will get another trial this fall after a jury failed to reach a verdict on first-degree murder charges.
Todd Lynn Washington, 41, was arrested in November 2023 after police say he and a second man opened fire outside Hell’s Lovers Motorcycle Club, killing Michael David, 43, and Joshua Batts, 39, and injuring three others.
Investigators say Washington and his accomplice, 34-year-old Shon McPherson, planned the attack after Washington’s daughter was kicked out of the club and accused a security guard of putting his hands on her.
McPherson was convicted of first-degree murder and attempted murder by a Denver jury in July and is set to be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Monday.
Washington’s trial ended this week after a jury convicted him of reckless endangerment but could not reach a verdict on the first-degree murder charges, the confirmed.
A new trial is set to begin Oct. 14, court records show. Washington remains in jail on a $3 million cash-only bail.
Update 10:45 a.m. Aug. 6, 2025: Because of a reporter’s error, a previous version of this story incorrectly reported the charges Todd Washington was convicted of by a Denver jury. He was convicted of reckless endangerment.
