AURORA | Aurora police are trying to piece together what precipitated a shooting that left one man dead outside of a Filipino restaurant on South Buckley Road Wednesday evening.
Officials said officers were dispatched to 830 S. Buckley Road shortly before 8 p.m. on Aug. 25 after multiple people called 911 to report gunfire in the area.
First responders found a man who had been shot multiple times outside of the ChowSun Restaurant at 830 S. Buckley Road, authorities wrote in a news release.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office on Friday identified the man as 54-year-old David Lonnell Nash III. His death has been deemed a homicide.
Officer Crystal McCoy, spokesperson for the Aurora Police Department, said homicide detectives are currently gathering evidence and interviewing witnesses in an effort to identify a possible suspect.
The strip mall where the shooting occurred, the Bristol Pointe Shopping Center located just south of Buckley Space Force Base, is home to a smattering of shops, including a liquor store, a cell phone company and a local brewery.
Anyone who may information related to this fatal shooting is encouraged to call the Denver Metro Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Tipsters who call the Crime Stoppers can remain anonymous and be eligible for rewards up to $2,000.