A teenage boy died and three men were injured in a late-night Saturday shooting in a southeast Denver parking lot, police said.
Denver officers responded about 10:30 p.m. Saturday to the shooting near , on the edge of the city’s Kennedy neighborhood, according to .
A group of people had gathered in the area to celebrate the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro when the shooting happened, a spokesperson for the Denver Police Department said.
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When Denver officers first responded to the shooting, they found one victim, who paramedics took to the hospital with unknown injuries.
Denver officers later learned about three additional victims, police said. Two were taken to hospitals in private vehicles, and a third -- 16-year-old William Rodriguez Salas -- was dropped off near Iliff Avenue and South Havana Street, where he died from his injuries.
The teenager will be identified by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner.
The other three victims were a 26-year-old man, a 29-year-old man and a 33-year-old man, the spokesperson said. One of the men was in critical condition Sunday evening, and police said Tuesday that he was not expected to survive.
Another man was in serious condition on Sunday, and the third was treated for a graze wound and released, .
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Tipsters can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Updated at 1:46 p.m. Jan. 6, 2026: This article was updated to include the victim's identity.
