Profile

Name: Raul Gomez-Garcia
Sex: Male
Race: Hispanic
Height: 5'6\"
Weight: 150
Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Brown\rHair is cut extremely short\rHas a light mustache
Eyes (Color and Correction): Brown
Other Physical Characteristics: Stocky build\rDescribed as having slightly arched eyebrows\rLight brown complexion\rLast seen wearing a white shirt with sleeves down to his elbows and either Khaki or light brown pants
Wanted for: Murder, Denver, CO; May 08, 2005

Locations

Last seen: Denver, CO Last seen leaving the Solano Ocampo Hall, 1733 W. Mississippi Avenue in Denver, CO.
Possible location: Mexico Las Vegas, NV Los Angeles, CA
Last known: Unkown

Traits

Case Story

Moonlighting Common Among Cops

It's no secret that being a police officer is not a financially lucrative job. Most cops do their job because they want to make their communities safe, not for the hope of a huge payday. For that reason, many cops supplement their incomes by working off-duty as security at offices, bars or other events. One of those cops was Detective Donald Young, a 12-year veteran in Denver, Colorado.  On May 7th, 2005, he headed out to the Solano Ocampo Hall with another cop, John Bishop, to work security at a baptismal celebration. It was supposed to be a simple detail.  It would become anything but.

Gunfire Erupts As The Party Ends

In what can only be described as an ambush, witnesses say a man approached Young and Bishop from behind and began firing. Young was struck in the back. By 1:33am, he was dead. It is unclear what precipitated the execution, but a newspaper reported that Young and his partner had thrown four people out of the hall, apparently for trying to crash the party. Cops do not know whether that incident prompted the execution. With the help of witnesses at the scene, cops developed a composite of the man they believe is responsible for the murder of Detective Donald Young. They were hoping to put a name to that face. Detective Young was not just another cop. He was the recipient of the Medal of Honor Award, Distinguished Service Cross Award, ten Official Commendations and two Commendatory Letters.

Cops Identify The Alleged Gunman, Locate Car

Cops descended on the crime scene in full force and within the first couple of days, they  named a suspect. They have charged Raul Gomez-Garcia with the shooting. In fact, according to the Rocky Mountain News, Garcia confessed to his girlfriend that he committed the shootings. Now, reports say the white Dodge Neon police have been looking for in connection with the brutal murder of Donald Young has been located in Southern California. As the dragnet for suspect Raul Gomez-Garcia stretched into its third day, investigators continued to work around the clock, striving to make an arrest.