A Yeshiva Bochur was shot and killed in front of the Denver Yeshiva
Police say the horrific incident unfolded early Wednesday morning, in front of Yeshiva Toras Chaim, located at 1555 Stuart Street in Denver.
Sources say that a vehicle drove up and opened fire. The vehicle immediately fled the area. The boy was rushed to a local hospital where he was Niftar.
The victim has been identified as HaBochur Shmuel (Shmuli) Silverberg Z”L (son of Reb Mordechai) from Cleveland. He was 19 years old.
Police do not believe the victim was deliberately targeted or that the assailant had targeted the yeshiva, as there have been several other similar shootings in the area which did not target Jewish people or institutions.
Misaskim was notified in middle of the night, and was working with the authorities and the family.
The Levaya and Kevura will be held in Lakewood, NJ. Time and location will be published when that becomes available.
The Denver Police Department is searching for three vehicles connected to the shooting which Detectives say was a deadly crime spree.
The crime spree started near Colfax Ave. and Grape St. at 10:50 p.m. with a car jacking. No injuries were reported.
Next, a shooting and car jacking took place in the 1500 block of Lafayette St around 11 p.m. One person was critically injured.
The crime spree ended with the fatal shooting of the Yeshiva Bochur at 11:30PM.
Police are looking for three vehicles connected to the crime spree.
- 2018 maroon Honda CRV, Colorado License Plate: CGOW44
- 2020 dark blue Toyota Camry, Colorado License Plate: AGNZ29
- 1998 black Toyota Rav 4, Colorado License Plate: QFO701
The suspects are considered armed and dangerous. If you see the vehicles, call 911. You can also remain anonymous by contacting Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.
2 comments:
In 1986 the kollel yungerman Nuti Rosenblum Hy"d of the Ner Yisroel Toronto kollel was visiting Pittsburgh & walking to Maariv at the kollel there. A car pulled up with two killers pretending to ask directions before they shot him at point blank range. The crime was unsolved for many years. The initial suspect was the same Arab terrorist who murdered Rabbi Meir Kahane Hy"d. A neo-Nazi was eventually convicted but there are doubts if he was the real killer.
I attended the Yeshiva in Denver and it was in a bad neighborhood. It was a struggle and dangerous there. Legalizing marijuana in Colorado didn't help. They consolidated the Yeshiva,the dorm and Yeshiva in one place for protection but it didn't help. I feel very sad for the family and Yeshiva. May Hashem have rachmonus on his people.
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