Elijah Caudill, 24, has been arrested and faces charges of murder and attempted murder after a series of stabbings on Denver's popular 16th Street Mall. Police believe Caudill acted alone in the attacks, which left two people dead and two others injured. The motive for the stabbings remains under investigation.
A pedestrian pauses for traffic prior to crossing Tremont Place on the 16th Street Mall in downtown Denver on Monday, January 13, 2025. A man was slashed in the face by another man with a knife on January 11. Three other people were stabbed January 11 and January 12, two fatally. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post) Elijah Caudill , 24, is being held in Denver City Jail on suspicion of four felonies: two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted first-degree murder.
On December 20, just three weeks before the 16th Street Mall stabbings, Caudill failed to appear in court for a review hearing in an unrelated criminal mischief case. Caudill had recently posted bond in the case on November 11, court records show. When Caudill didn’t show up, the judge issued a bench warrant for his arrest, court records show. The 24-year-old wasn’t caught until after four people were stabbed along Denver’s pedestrian mall on Saturday and Sunday. Police believe Caudill carried out all four attacks and said the victims appear to be strangers to the 24-year-old. The motive for the attacks remains under investigation.One victim was identified by her union as a 71-year-old, Phoenix-based American Airlines flight attendant who was in town for a layover. The second victim was identified by the city’s medical examiner as Investigators realized one person was carrying out the attacks after the third Saturday stabbing but were unable to find Caudill until late Sunday, when officers spotted him running with a large knife after allegedly attacking the fourth victim around 8 p.m
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