Metro Denver Crime Stoppers instrumental in triple homicide arrest

DENVER (KDVR) — Detectives within the Mile Excessive Metropolis proceed to construct a case towards triple murder suspect Elijah Hood.

In the meantime, FOX31’s companions at Metro Denver Crime Stoppers are revealing how a number of nameless suggestions led to Hood’s arrest.

As information unfold {that a} younger man, grandmother and 4-year-old boy had been shot to dying, the boy’s mom made a plea.

“I simply need whoever did this simply to come back ahead, please, simply to come back ahead,” the boy’s mom, Aquasia Parham, mentioned. “He was solely 4 years previous.”

From the beginning, it was not straightforward.

“[Police] didn’t have any leads,” mentioned Michael Mills, board president of Metro Denver Crime Stoppers. “We did get quite a lot of recommendations on this.”

A couple of dozen suggestions got here in on the triple murder permitting police to give attention to Hood, who’s the nephew of one of many victims. Hood now faces three counts of first-degree homicide.

Metro Denver Crime Stoppers suggestions assist resolve crimes

Based on Mills, there’s been proof of Metro Denver Crime Stoppers’ success for greater than the previous 40 years. The volunteer group has grown and gained extra traction currently. Metro Denver Crime Stoppers now works with 43 regulation enforcement businesses in Colorado.

“You’ll stay nameless in case you undergo Metro Denver Crime Stoppers,” Mills mentioned.

The group averages greater than 400 calls a month. In November, Mills mentioned 10 financial institution robberies had been solved with one tip. In February, 14 financial institution robberies had been solved with one tip.

Mills mentioned greater than 40% of tipsters both ask to share cash with a sufferer or refuse to simply accept a reward. The group doesn’t obtain public funding. It operates on fundraising.