Anti-violence advocate arrested in connection to deadly shooting [Video]

DENVER (KDVR) — A well-known anti-violence advocate in the Denver area was arrested in connection to a deadly shooting at Pioneer Park on Saturday, according to the Commerce City Police Department.

Lumumba Sayers Sr., 46, was arrested and booked into the Adams County Jail early Sunday morning. His bond was set at $1 million, according to jail records.

FOX31 has previously talked to Sayers Sr. about his advocacy efforts several times.

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He founded the Aurora-based nonprofit Heavy Hands Heavy Hearts, which is aimed at helping young people in the community.

His son, Lumumba Sayers Jr., was shot and killed near 28th and Welton streets in August 2023.

The Pioneer Park shooting Sayers Sr. was arrested in connection to was among three deadly shootings in Commerce City over the weekend. The police department called it “one of the most violent weekends” the city had ever seen, with five people being killed in total.

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