Elias Armstrong, 12, killed in shootout after owner used an app to track down his stolen vehicle.

[Turlast]

Boy in stolen car is killed in shootout after owner uses an app to track down his vehicle, Denver police say​

A 12-year-old boy in a stolen car was killed in a shootout after the car's owner used an app to track down his vehicle, Denver police said.

The owner on Sunday told authorities his car was taken from the 8300 block of East Northfield Boulevard, according to a news release from the police department.

Using an app, he learned the car was in the area of West 12th Avenue and North Decatur Street, which is nearly 10 miles from the address where he said the vehicle was stolen.

After approaching the car, the owner "was involved in an exchange of gunfire with occupant(s) in the stolen vehicle," police said, without disclosing how many people were in the vehicle or who fired the first shot.

The boy drove the car to the 2900 block of West 10th Avenue, and officers found him with a gunshot wound, according to police. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner identified the boy as Elias Armstrong. An autopsy found the cause of death was from a gunshot wound. The manner of death was homicide.

The others in the stolen vehicle were gone before police arrived and have not been found, the release said.

The car's owner "has not been arrested at this time while the incident remains under investigation," police said.

 

[Pool_Shark]

Why would you steal a car and then have a little kid in there. Hope the pieces of shyt that involved the kid are given life

 

[42 Monks]

so the dudes who actually stole the car left the kid to bleed out too

 

[FrontoBama]

Sleep well, young warrior.

 

[vino]

do people not have car insurance and gap coverage (if still financed). Why not tell the police where the app. spotted your car. He almost lost his life over a car and now a12 year old is dead. Not, saying these thieves are not at fault but the aftermath could have been avoided.

 

[MikelArteta]

do people not have car insurance and gap coverage (if still financed). Why not tell the police where the app. spotted your car. He almost lost his life over a car and now a12 year old is dead. Not, saying these thieves are not at fault but the aftermath could have been avoided.

Cops don't care that's why

Has happened here recently in my city folks had air tags in their stolen car

Called cops and cops did nothing so they went themselves

I don't blame people you know how hard it is to buy a used or new vehicle now?

 

[FaTaL]

i have airtags as well

sh!tty situation

 

[FaTaL]

Why would you steal a car and then have a little kid in there. Hope the pieces of shyt that involved the kid are given life

you expect thieves to be responsible?

 

[FaTaL]

do people not have car insurance and gap coverage (if still financed). Why not tell the police where the app. spotted your car. He almost lost his life over a car and now a12 year old is dead. Not, saying these thieves are not at fault but the aftermath could have been avoided.

the cops dont care man so your left with a decision of handling it yourself or walking away.

 

[Pool_Shark]

you expect thieves to be responsible?

No not at all. But if I'm doing shyt like that I wouldn't use a kid, but I guess that's why they're idiot criminals

 

[vino]

But, He went back to get and now he can’t drive that car. Bullet holes and blood all over it.

 

[MR. SNIFLES]

I WORK IN A PLACE THAT SUPPORTS ONE OF THESE APPS. THIS IS A CONSTANT CONCERN. WE WILL ONLY GIVE VEHICLE LOCATION TO THE COPS FOR THIS VERY REASON.

 

[FaTaL]

I WORK IN A PLACE THAT SUPPORTS ONE OF THESE APPS. THIS IS A CONSTANT CONCERN. WE WILL ONLY GIVE VEHICLE LOCATION TO THE COPS FOR THIS VERY REASON.

do the cops actually do anything? we've seen multiple situations where the owners pull their guns out

 

[Trojan 24]

So little kid was in the car, got shot, everybody booked it and he drove it himself before bleeding out?

 

[AQz]

do people not have car insurance and gap coverage (if still financed). Why not tell the police where the app. spotted your car. He almost lost his life over a car and now a12 year old is dead. Not, saying these thieves are not at fault but the aftermath could have been avoided.

People don’t generally think like that. Including many of us to be honest