DENVER — Metro Denver Crime Stoppers has announced an increased reward for a double homicide from back in April.
The reward for information about the homicide has been increased to $32,600, according to Metro Denver Crime Stoppers.
On April 24, 2023, Emerall Vaughn-Dahler and Ignacio "Nacho" Gutierrez Morales were killed near North Raleigh Street and West 38th Avenue, according to the Denver Police Department (DPD).
Both were employees at American Elm, the restaurant where the homicides happened, according to a GoFundMe set up for the victims' families.
> Video above is a 9NEWS report from April 24, 2023, of the double homicide near West 38th Avenue and North Raleigh Street.
Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said robbery "appeared to be the motive" In the homicides.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867 or visit metrodenvercrimestoppers.com. Tipsters can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000.
Metro Denver Crime Stoppers works by assigning a code to people who anonymously submit a tip. Information is shared with law enforcement, and Crime Stoppers is notified at the conclusion of the investigation.
From there, an awards committee reviews the information provided and, if the information leads to an arrest, the tipster will be notified. Rewards can be collected using the code numbers received when the tip was originally submitted.
> More information about Metro Denver Crime Stoppers can be found here.
> Additional Crime Stoppers bulletins can be found here.
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