Commerce City man arrested in hit-and-run crash that killed parafencer

Heather Willard
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DENVER (KDVR) — Lakewood police have arrested a Commerce City man suspected of killing a pedestrian in a hit-and-run crash on Feb. 23.

The crash occurred at about 7:24 p.m. on Feb. 23 near West 23rd Avenue and Kipling Street, resulting in a Medina Alert as police searched for a Chevy Camaro.

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The suspect was identified as Jimmy Lee Chavez, 40, of Commerce City.

Police identified the pedestrian killed as Terre Engdahl, 29, of Lakewood. Engdahl was a parafencer and member of the Denver Fencing Center.

On Feb. 27, the Lakewood Police Department tracked a suspect to a Commerce City residence, where he was arrested.

A Medina Alert has been issued as the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the Lakewood Police Department are looking for the suspect vehicle, identified as a 2014 black Chevy Camaro with a black Colorado license plate DWBP87.
A Medina Alert has been issued as the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the Lakewood Police Department are looking for the suspect vehicle, identified as a 2014 black Chevy Camaro with a black Colorado license plate DWBP87.

The suspect vehicle, which had a Colorado license plate of DWBP87, has not been recovered. Police suspect the license plate has been removed.

Police say the vehicle sustained heavy front-end damage and is missing the driver’s side headlight, in addition to having sustained damage to the windshield.

There are no pending charges as of Wednesday.

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If anyone has any information about the vehicle, they are asked to call the Lakewood Police Department at 303-980-7300 and to ask for Detective Moffat.

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