Shooting at W COLFAX AVE AND I-70 on 09/29/2026 12:00 AM
Type: Shooting
Date: 09/29/2026 12:00 AM
Description: Man in his 70s shot in the back in road-rage shooting near the on-ramp from W Colfax Ave to eastbound I-70; suspect Rafael Jose Mateo Ruiz arrested Oct. 8
Address: W COLFAX AVE AND I-70, Lakewood, CO
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