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‘Behind the Coins’: Denver Police Homicide Unit
In September 2023, 51-year-old Fidel Sanchez-Banuelos was fatally stabbed on a Regional Transportation District (RTD) bus in Denver. According to 9NEWS, the attack was unprovoked. The suspect allegedly paid the $5 fare, then headed to the back of the bus where the attack took place. Police arrived on the scene just after 5AM, yet Sanchez-Banuelos succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.
Today’s challenge coin story comes from someone who actually saw the stabbing that day, and attempted to help the victim. I’ll let Calev tell his harrowing tale.
“I was a witness to a murder on the RTD bus in September last year. I was the only patron on the bus that stayed on and tried to help the victim while everyone else fled.”