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As our Melanie Asmar reported earlier this week, gang murders are up in Denver. However, overall homicides in the first half of 2012 are down compared to the same point in 2011 according to figures compiled by the Denver coroner's office: twenty versus 24 through June of last year. Look below to see interactive graphics of the areas near the scenes of the crimes, be they high-profile, like the June slaying of police officer Celena Hollis, or little known.
Also included are the corner's office descriptions of the victims, as well as the time, location and cause of death. If you have problems seeing the images, click "View Larger Map" -- and do likewise on highlighted names to read our original coverage.
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Pete Cisneros Jr.
Male, Hispanic, 21
2:13 p.m. January 8, 2012
1465 Winona Court #1
Probable seizure due to closed head injury
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Michael Williams
Male, black, 45
2:37 a.m. February 9, 2012
3469 West 9th Avenue
Multiple gunshot wounds
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Male, black, nineteen
9:37 p.m. February 14, 2012
Near 5434 East 36th Avenue
Gunshot wound of the chest
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Male, Hispanic, 24
12:22 p.m. February 16, 2012
No location listed
Pending for toxicology and histology
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George deCurnou
Male, white, 56
1331 Niagara Street
7:34 a.m. March 9, 2012
Complications of penetrating neck injury and blunt trauma to head
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Male, black, 55
5:10 p.m. March 10, 2012
2101 Franklin Street
Gunshot wound of the torso
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Male, black, 29
Colfax and Pearl Street
3:10 a.m. March 18, 2012
Gunshot wound of the head
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Male, black, eighteen
3:05 p.m. March 19, 2012
East 29th Avenue and Franklin Street
Gunshot wound of the chest
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Male, Hispanic, eighteen
No location listed, but crime reportedly took place on the 1300 block of Knox Court
Gunshot wound to the neck
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Jonathan Frost
Male, white, 42
8:10 a.m. March 30, 2012
5095 East Donald Avenue
Probable seizure due to traumatic brain injury
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Male, black, 25
5 a.m. April 1, 2012
29th and Sheridan Boulevard, Denver
Gunshot wound to the back
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Male, Hispanic, seven
4:30 p.m. April 3, 2012
139 South Bryant Street, Denver
Shotgun wound of the chest
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Male, Hispanic, 22
9:48 p.m. April 16, 2012
5125 Chambers Road, Denver
Gunshot wound to the back
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Female, Hispanic, 43
7:51 a.m. April 28, 2012
327 South Bryant Street
Multiple stab wounds
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Male, black, 24
12:50 a.m. May 9, 2012
13390 East 55th Avenue, Denver
Gunshot wound to the thorax
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Male, black, 21
2:15 p.m. May 25, 2012
2200 block of Bruce Randolph Avenue, Denver
Gunshot wounds (two) of the back
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Male, black, thirty
2:15 p.m. May 25, 2012
2232 Bruce Randolph Avenue, Denver
Multiple gunshot wounds
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Male, white, 59
7:19 a.m. May 26, 2012
5015 West Alaska Place, Denver
Gunshot wound to the head
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Male, Hispanic, 27
6:19 a.m. June 16, 2012
1065 South Quivas Street
Multiple gunshot wounds
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Female, black, 32
8:35 p.m. June 24, 2012
1700 block of York Street
Gunshot wound of the head
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