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Doris Evon McKinley

Case Details

Case Type: Homicide

Height: 5' 6"

Case Status:

Weight: 180 lbs

Aliases: Beverly Sims; Evon Thomas; Kay Shields

Identifying Marks: Scar on left arm, right wrist, and a tattoo on her upper-left arm.

Incident Date: 09/07/1976

Occupation:

Agency: Denver Police Department

City: Denver

Date of Birth: 05/25/1942

County: Denver

Date of Death: 09/07/1976

Agency Case #: 76-321272

Judicial District: 2nd Judicial District

Age: 34

Gender: Female

Year Solved:

Race: Black

Tribal Affiliation: N/A

Ethnicity: N/A

NamUs Case #: Unknown

Eye Color: Brown

NCMEC Case #: Unknown

Hair Color: Black

About this Case:

On the evening of September 7, 1976, 34 year old Doris McKinley was visiting friends at a home, located on the 3000 block of Welton Street, in Denver's Five Points Neighborhood. While Doris and her friends were listening and dancing to music, an unknown suspect fired a shot into the residence. Doris was struck by the round and immediately collapsed. Police and emergency medical personnel responded and transported her to a local hospital, but she died from the gunshot wound she sustained. Anyone with information regarding this case, is asked to please contact the Denver Police Department.

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Denver Police Department

Denver

Colorado