AURORA | Police have identified a man fatally shot in August amid gunfire near an apartment at the center of a controversy over Venezuelan gangs.

The slain man was identified as Oswaldo Jose Dabion Araujo, 25.

Dispatchers sent officers to the area of East 12th Avenue and Dallas Street after residents there reported gunfire at about 11:30 p.m. Aug. 18.

“When officers arrived they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound,” Aurora spokesperson Agent Matt Longshore said in a statement.” He was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.”

The area is adjacent to The Edge at Lowry apartments, the current center of a local controversy over Venezuelan immigrant and gang stories that have garnered national media attention.

Some city lawmakers insist, without proof, that the apartment complex and others nearby are “overrun” by Venezuelan gangs.

Several cars in the area of the shooting had gunfire damage after the shooting.

“Numerous shell casings have been located and detectives are actively investigating this incident,” Longshore said at the time.

Police did not say if the shooting was related to allegations of gang activity in the community near the apartment complex.

“The investigation remains active and ongoing,” Longshore said  No arrests have been made.

Police said anyone with information can call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Tipsters can remain anonymous and still be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000, police said.

9 replies on “Man fatally shot at apartment in crux of Venezuelan gang controversy ID’d”

    2. Probably Venezuela. The very real “Gang” has thrown out the former tenants, replaced them with VENEZUELAN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS and forcing them to pay rents, although thr Gang clearly does not own the building. This is now a third-world- country operation, and it will only get much much much worse with the Democrats covering up the massive crisis that “open-borders” is causing…

    1. Exactly. But Jurinsky rang the bell and brought it to FoX 31. Without any sourcing other than the doorbell camera of the shooting that occurred, ran with it. Jurinsky wants into national politics at the cost of our properties.

  4. But neither Coffman nor Jurinsky seem just fine with fracking out east.
    Hmmm, do they own any property out there?

  5. Shame on the sentinel for the way this was reported. There have been shootings in this area in the past and never once has it been tied to an apartment complex in the area. I used to trust this news outlet but you all are not better than the flies.

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