An unexplained death on a quiet stretch of N. Forest Street has Denver police working an outdoor scene while the medical examiner figures out what happened.
Officers responded Monday night to the 3300 block of N. Forest Street, where a person was found dead outside, according to an alert on X from the Denver Police Department. Police are calling it an "outdoor death investigation" and say the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death.
For now, detectives are treating the case as an unattended death, not a homicide. The department said it will only update the X thread if the case is upgraded to a homicide, and reminded residents that its social accounts are not monitored for calls for service. Anyone with information is urged to use official phone lines rather than replying to the post.
Medical Examiner To Determine Cause
The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner handles autopsies and issues the official call on cause and manner of death. Those findings can take days or even weeks when toxicology testing is involved, according to the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner. The office publishes its reports and updates on the city website once examinations are complete.
Officials have not released the victim’s name while the medical examiner completes the review.
How To Help
Police are asking anyone who knows something about what happened on N. Forest Street to contact them through the usual channels. Call 911 for emergencies, or Denver’s non‑emergency dispatch at (720) 913‑2000. Tipsters who want to stay anonymous can reach Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720‑913‑STOP (7867), per Metro Denver Crime Stoppers.
Local offices list the non‑emergency number for the Denver Police Department as (720) 913‑2000, according to the Denver District Attorney's Office.
Similar Alerts And What They Mean
In Denver, “outdoor death investigation” alerts are a familiar first step when officers find a body outside and have to wait on the medical examiner before deciding whether a crime occurred. The label keeps things intentionally vague while investigators work behind the scenes and the medical examiner runs tests, as with similar alerts on East 48th Avenue and North Pearl Street, as per Hoodline.
As of now, Denver police have not released additional details about the circumstances of the Forest Street death. The department has said it will update the X thread only if the investigation becomes a homicide, according to the Denver Police Department. We will continue to watch official channels for new information from the police or the medical examiner.
