Youth dies after being shot, crashing car

Police identified a suspect, continue investigating

A male juvenile has died after being shot and crashing his car in Longmont on Friday night.

About 9 p.m. Friday, the Longmont Emergency Communications Center received a call regarding shots fired at the Twin Peaks Square Shopping Center in the 800 block of South Hover Street.

Officers arrived to find a large crowd attending a “car meetup,” according to a news release from Longmont Public Safety communications manager Robin Ericson on Saturday.

Maxton Fanberg, a witness at the scene, said he was attending the meetup when he heard about five shots about 8:55 p.m. Fanberg said he heard yelling and saw a crowd of people start running.

He waited for the police to arrive before leaving the scene in his car.

According to the release, officers identified a suspect vehicle and initiated a traffic stop. A backseat passenger of the vehicle then left the car and fled the scene on foot.

Additional officers detained the other occupants of the car, who were juveniles.

Shortly after, police were sent to Nelson Road and Hover Street, where a vehicle had struck a pole The driver, a juvenile, had been shot.

He was taken to a nearby hospital where he died from his injuries.

Officers have identified a suspect and are investigating leads. No charges have been filed against the juveniles detained by police. They were interviewed and released.

Any witnesses are encouraged to contact Detective Daniel Kilian at daniel.kilian@ longmontcolorado.gov or call 303-774-3693 and reference Longmont Police Report No. 232740.