Two brothers kiLLed in shooting in Lakewood

A pair of teen brothers died after they were shot Sunday night in the parking lot of a Lakewood Walmart.

Eighteen-year-old Damian Wikoff and 17-yearold Dillon Wikoff died at a hospital after being shot at 8:23 p.m. in the parking lot at 7455 W. Colfax Ave., according to a news release from the Lakewood

Police Department.

Police found the brothers in the parking lot after responding to reports of a shooting and administered medical care until paramedics arrived.

The suspect fled and police do not have a description of the shooter or any vehicle the shooter might have been in, the news release said.

Anyone with information on the shooting should call Lakewood police at 303-763-6800.

Grass fire breaks out in Adams County. A grass fire was contained Monday night in an industrial area of Adams County.

The fire broke out at about 6:20 p.m. near East 48th Avenue and Ivy Street, releasing plumes of smoke into and already hazy sky.

Multiple fire agencies and departments, including Denver fire, assisted the South Adams County Fire Department in quickly containing the blaze.

At about 7:30 p.m., firefighters remained on the scene working on hot spots and flareups. There were not immediate reports of injuries or damage to property.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Horse found shot, killed. A horse was apparently shot dead overnight Sunday in Adams County and an investigation is underway.

The incident happened between 9 p.m. Sunday and 3 a.m. Monday near Bennett in the area of East 56th Avenue and Peterson

Road, according to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office.

“We are in the preliminary stages of the investigation but it does appear a horse was struck by gunfire,” the sheriff’s office said.

Anyone with any information on the incident is asked to call police at 303-288-1535.