DENVER - 37 year old Sean May, a prosecutor for the Adams County District Attorney Office was shot to death outside his home in northwest Denver August of 2008 and the gunman is on the loose.He was shot around 6:20 p.m. August 27, 2008, in the 3300 block of West 36th Avenue. May was rushed to St. Anthony Central Hospital where he died.
The Denver Coroner's Office said May died from gunshot wounds to the head and abdomen as a result of a homicide.
District Attorney Don Quick issued a statement on May's death that said, in part:
"Sean May had been with the office for seven years and was responsible for the supervision and training of new deputy district attorneys. Sean was a talented prosecutor, a loving husband and a steadfast friend. Sean leaves a wife who is six months pregnant with their first child. We are all shocked and devastated by this terribly tragedy. Sean was a part of our office family and the loss is immeasurable. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife and family."
U.S. Attorney Troy Eid said, "Sean May was an extraordinary prosecutor, public servant and friend. Colorado is better because Sean lived, loved and protected us."
The gunman escaped and is still on the run. He was described as a white or Hispanic man, in his late teens to early 20s. He is approximately 5 feet 11 inches tall. He has dark medium-length hair and a dark colored mustache and goatee. He was last seen wearing a black baseball style cap worn backwards, a white short sleeve T-shirt, khaki-colored knee-length cargo style shorts and unknown color tennis shoes.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call 911 or Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.
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