Denver Doughnut Shop Fatal Shooting: Tenn. Man IDed As Victim

DENVER, CO – The Denver County Medical Examiner's office identified the man shot and killed in a doughnut store parking lot early Monday morning.

Joshua Callison, 27, was the man who died after being shot in the parking lot of LaMar's Donuts and Coffee in the 900 block of West 6th Avenue, a press release said. The coroner identified the manner of death as homicide.

Police arrested a woman on the scene, Brittany Lyons, 25, and described the relationship between Lyons and Calliston as "acquaintances." Both Lyons and Calliston were formerly from Paris, Tennessee, a local news station reported. A child of unspecified age was present at the shooting, a police report shows.

Lyons is facing charges of second-degree murder, police said.

An early-morning employee of the doughnut store called 911 to report a woman and a child in front of the shop and a man "down on the ground outside of the store," police said in an arrest affidavit. Police found Lyons holding a 9 mm handgun that had been "stovepiped" or jammed. Calliston was taken to Denver Health Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Police interviewed Lyons who waived her Miranda rights, the arrest affidavit said. Police did not give a motive for the shooting.

Lyons is being held in Denver Jail on $250,000 bond, according to the Denver Sheriff's website.

Related: Doughnut Shop Shooting: 1 Dead, Woman Arrested, Denver Police Say

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