A stabbing near N. Washington Street and E. Colfax Avenue in Denver has left one victim hospitalized, and police are still trying to track down the person responsible. The Denver Police Department said investigators were working to develop suspect information after the attack, and that one victim had been located and transported to the hospital.
The department shared the news in an alert posted to its account on X, according to Denver Police Dept.
Police said updates would be posted to the same thread as the investigation develops, but as of the alert, no suspect description had been released publicly.
What We Know About the Victim
A separate stabbing at Colfax and Washington was covered in a Jan. 31, 2020, report by KDVR. In that earlier incident, which occurred Friday night, the victim was an adult male who was transported to the hospital. The severity of his injuries was unknown at the time, according to police. KDVR also reported that police were looking for a male suspect in that earlier case, though further identifying details had not been released.
The intersection sits along East Colfax Avenue, one of Denver's busiest corridors, where police activity is not unheard of. The department's post made clear that the investigation was still in its early stages, with investigators actively working to develop suspect information rather than having already identified a person of interest.
A Deadly Stabbing Nearby Last Year
This is not the first violent stabbing reported along the Colfax corridor. Denver police said a separate stabbing happened around 10 p.m. on July 13, 2025, near Broadway and Colfax Avenue by Civic Center Park, as reported by Denver7. In that earlier case, the victim later died from his injuries, the station reported.
For now, the case remains active, with detectives working to piece together what happened and who was involved.
