A tragic turn of events unfolded at a children's birthday party in Commerce City when Lumumba Sayers Sr., a former advocate for anti-violence, was arrested for first-degree murder following the shooting of 28-year-old Malcolm Watson. Reports from the Denver Gazette indicate the incident occurred last Saturday, with police still piecing together the motive behind the violence.
Witnesses recounted to FOX31 that Sayers Sr. arrived uninvited at Watson's 5-year-old son's party, proceeded to confront Watson, and shot him. In a distressing scene captured on video, a witness, shouting at Sayers Sr., expressed the horror of witnessing her child's father be killed on the day intended to celebrate his birth.
The arrest affidavit, detailed by 9NEWS, suggests that the shooting was an execution-style attack with Sayers Sr. aiming directly at Watson's head at close range. The affidavit also hints at a possible motive, with witnesses suggesting the act was retaliatory or vengeful, speculating it was linked to the murder of Sayers Sr.'s own son approximately a year earlier by an alleged friend of the deceased.
In response to these claims, the family of Malcolm Watson defends his innocence. Watson's sister, speaking with 9NEWS by phone, clarified her brother had not been involved in the death of Sayers Sr.'s son.
