Joseph Armarante Nelson
- Age
- 23
- Gender
- M
- Race
- White
- Eye color
- Brown
- Hair color
- Black
- Date of birth
- 07/04/1982
- Date of death
- 11/10/2005
#05-16760-1680Tier-1 extracted
Joseph Armarante Nelson
● OpenHomicideGeocoded
Incident date
Nov 10, 2005
Recovery location
Westminster, CO
Coordinates
39.8346, -105.0294
Days open
7,513
Victim
Extracted
Case narrative
Source text · highlightedOn November 10, 2005, at about 8:40 P.M. Joseph Nelson (07-04-82) was fatally shot on the street in front of his home, located at 3285 76th Avenue in Westminster, after an altercation with the occupants of a dark colored SUV.
Witnesses stated a dark green 2-door Ford Explorer stopped on the street in front of Nelson's residence. Nelson had been with some family and friends on the front porch of the residence. Nelson left the porch and approached the Explorer. Witnesses recalled hearing two gunshots and observed Nelson collapse to the ground as the Ford Explorer fled the scene west on 76th Avenue.
None of the witnesses were able to identify the occupants, driver, or shooter from the Explorer. Police interviewed several witnesses and checked the area for the Explorer and were not able to obtain any additional information.
Anyone with information regarding this case, is asked to please contact the Westminster Police Department.
Modus operandi
Tier-1Recovery location
Geocoded- Latitude
- 39.8346
- Longitude
- -105.0294
- Precision
- Street
- Address
- 3285 76th Avenue(extracted)
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