Investigators are still searching for leads in a July 2025 shooting at an Aurora house party that killed a teenage boy, police said.
Shots were fired at a house party in the 16000 block of East Bails Place just after midnight on July 20, the Sunday-morning tail end of a Saturday-night party, . When officers arrived, they found “a large scene in the street” with multiple spent shell casings, police said.
Less than an hour later, Aurora officers responded to reports of a boy who had been shot roughly a half mile away from the house party. Paramedics took the victim, , to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
Investigators believe Cayden was shot at the house party and dropped off near the intersection of East Oregon and East Mexico drives by a white Ford F-150 pickup truck, police said. The unidentified truck driver also dropped off a juvenile girl who was seeking help for Cayden.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867 or online at . Tipsters can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000.
