Maggy Wolanske is a multimedia journalist with Denver7.
DENVER — Earlier this month, a fatal shooting in Commerce City drastically changed the lives of two families who are now left navigating through immense pain and heartache.The shooting happened on Sept. 6 between E. 73rd and E. 74th avenues, where police found three victims at the scene with gunshot wounds. According to Commerce City Police, 20-year-old Makayla Lawrence died shortly after the shooting.
This father's love for his firstborn radiates as he describes Makayla's personality and the tremendous heartache, knowing her life was tragically cut short.'So that everybody can see the pain that it causes families, directly, whether they don't foresee these things happen. I don't even know if they realize the damage they've caused this whole family,' he said.
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