Denver Police respond to shooting

Denver police early Monday responded to a shooting along the south Broadway corridor, an area which recently gained notoriety for its open drug use and homeless population.

The shooting happened at the corner of N. Broadway and E. Ellsworth Ave.

The Denver Police Department reported the shooting on social media platform X around 2 a.m. Monday.

A man sustained injuries and his conditions remain unknown, police said.

Police are now searching for suspect information and is conducting an active investigation.

East Ellsworth between Lincoln and Broadway was closed early Monday during the investigation, Denver Gazette news partner 9News reported.

The area recently came under light for its open drug use and increased homeless population.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime.

The man accused of killing two people at a University of Colorado Colorado Springs dorm room last month will undergo a competency evaluation, an El Paso County judge ordered on Monday.

Nicholas Jordan, 25, is facing two charges of first-degree murder for allegedly shooting and killing Celie Rain Montgomery, 26, of Pueblo, and Samuel Knopp, 24, of Parker, in the early morning hours of Feb. 16.

Jordan and Knopp were roommates and students at the UCCS, according to previous reporting from The Gazette. Jordan's arrest affidavit states that Jordan had made a death threat against Knopp over taking out the trash, and that campus security and housing had recorded multiple complaints about Jordan prior to the shooting.

Jordan appeared in court on Monday for a review hearing to help determine if attorneys would be ready to proceed to a preliminary hearing at the end of the month. Instead, Jordan's defense attorney, Nick Rogers, informed the court that he had filed a motion for a competency evaluation.

"I'm incompetent," Jordan could be heard saying at one point in the hearing.

Judge David Shakes granted the defense motion and ordered the evaluation, noting that he was "concerned" with Jordan's competency.

Jordan's case will be delayed until he is declared competent by a state psychologist. If he is found incompetent the case will remain on hold until Jordan is restored to competency.

Because of Jordan's competency evaluation, his preliminary hearing originally scheduled for March 27 has been delayed indefinitely.

Rogers also filed a motion for Jordan to appear at future court proceedings in civilian clothing, but Shakes did not rule on the motion because the county attorney's office had yet to file a response.

Jordan will return to court on April 12 for a review hearing to check on the status of the competency evaluation and determine next steps.

Jordan remains in custody at the El Paso County jail on a $5 million bond. At Jordan's first appearance Rogers implied that Jordan was unable to post a $5 million bond, or anything close to it, but on Monday Jordan asked Judge Shakes where someone could pay the $5 million bond for his release.

Two vehicles collided in east Denver leaving one person dead Saturday night.

The crash occurred at High Street and Colfax Avenue, Denver police reported on social media platform X.

The crash happened just before before 7 p.m., police told Denver Gazette news partner

One driver was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Westbound Colfax Avenue was closed at Race Street.
Commerce City police officers responded to a fatal motorcycle crash scene at the border of northeast Denver on Sunday morning.

The crash occurred around 11:30 a.m. in the 5100 block of North Quebec Street just north of I-270.

It involved a semi-truck and a motorcyclist, according to the Denver Police Department, which said the motorcyclist died.

The motorcycle was traveling at an unknown speed and crashed into the back of a semi-truck, a DPD spokesperson said.

Commerce City police responded