Crime & Safety
2 Teens Die After Shooting At Lakewood Walmart
Two teens died after they were shot outside a Lakewood Walmart Sunday night, police said.
LAKEWOOD, CO — Two teenagers have died after they were shot outside a Walmart in Lakewood Sunday night, police confirmed. The shooting is being investigated as a homicide.
Officers were called to the store's parking lot, at 7455 W. Colfax Ave., at 8:23 p.m. They found the teens suffering from gunshot wounds, and both were taken to area hospitals, where they died from their injuries.
The teens have been identified as brothers 18-year-old Damian Wikoff and 17-year-old Dillon Wikoff, according to the Lakewood Police Department.
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A suspect took off right after the shooting, police said. A description of the suspect and the vehicle they were driving were not known.
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"There is not believed to be any threat to the public at this point," police said in a news release Monday.
Anyone with any information is asked to call the Lakewood police tip line at 303-763-6800.
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