Minor killed in shooting in northeast Denver, police say

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A minor was shot and killed in a Thursday night shooting in northeast Denver, police said.

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Denver Police responded to a shooting in the 15000 block of E. 53rd Ave. and found a juvenile male victim, who was later pronounced dead at the scene, police said in social media posts.

Police wrote they were working to identify a possible suspect. As of Friday morning, police had not released additional information about the shooting.

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The killing was the second fatal shooting in the area Thursday. Police had responded to another killing near the intersection of 49th and Peoria Street shortly after midnight Thursday.

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