CO - Elias Armstrong, 12, dead after man uses tracking app to locate his stolen car and exchanges gunfire with theft suspects - 2/8/23

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Denver man using app to track stolen car exchanges gunfire with suspects; 12-year-old killed

Denver Police say a man tracking his stolen car through an app exchanged shots with the suspects in an incident that left 12-year-old Elias Armstrong dead.

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Police in Colorado say a 12-year-old is dead after gunfire erupted between a man tracking his stolen car through a smartphone app and the car theft suspects.

Police say a juvenile male then drove the stolen car a few blocks, roughly 0.2 miles, where he was found by officers who discovered he had a gunshot wound.

The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner later identified the juvenile as 12-year-old Elias Armstrong, and his death was ruled a homicide, The Denver Post reported.