Deadly Denver Crime Spree: SUV Found, Suspect Remains At Large

Denver CO

23 August, 2021

10:31 AM

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DENVER, CO — Denver police found a vehicle over the weekend that's wanted in connection with a deadly crime spree, but one suspect remains at large, authorities said. A $27,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of Samuel Robert Fussell, 19. The crime spree left one person dead and another in critical condition, police said. Isaiah Freeman, 18, Aden Sides, 18, Noah Loepp-Hall, 19, and Seth James Larhode, 21, each face multiple charges, including first-degree murder, assault, burglary, auto theft and felony menacing, police said. The first crime was reported around 10 p.m. Tuesday in the 2700 block West Alameda Avenue. The group was breaking into a vehicle and pointed a gun at witnesses, police said. Don't miss the latest news updates in Denver: Free Denver Patch Newsletters and Email Alerts | Facebook | Twitter A driver was then carjacked at gunpoint around 10:50 p.m. near Colfax Avenue and Grape Street, according to authorities. No injuries were reported. The group ordered a man to the ground, robbed and shot him just after 11 p.m. in the 1500 block of Lafayette Street, police said. The man was hospitalized in critical condition, according to authorities. Then an 18-year-old student was walking outside the Orthodox Jewish school Yeshiva Toras Chaim in the 1500 block of Stuart Street just after 11:30 p.m., when he was shot and killed by the group, police said. "We continue to send our condolences to those who were impacted by these terrible crimes," said Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen. "The suspects were taken into custody after Denver Police investigators, members of our Crime Lab, the Denver District Attorney's Office, and local and federal partners worked tirelessly during the past 36 hours to identify and arrest these suspects. Violence will not be tolerated in Denver." The group is also accused of stealing a vehicle in Lakewood, police said. The four suspects were booked into the Denver Detention Center.