Emmanuel Amani

On Monday, April 4, 2022, at 11:40 p.m., Denver Police dispatchers received several 911 calls about a man firing a gun at an apartment complex located at 1601 Colorado Blvd.

 

Two DPD officers arrived and found a man sitting in a Nissan Versa car in the alley of the apartments. Officers shined a flashlight at the man in the Nissan and noticed that he did not match the description of the man who was firing the gun.

 

The officers walked toward the apartment complex and then heard a gunshot. The officers then saw a man, holding a handgun and trying to get into an apartment.

 

The officers recovered the gun, which had its serial number scratched off.

 

Other officers that responded to the apartments then found the man in the Nissan – who was originally contacted by the first two arriving officers – had been shot in the head and had crashed into an officers' patrol car.

 

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

 

The victim's family has identified him as 52 year-old Emmanuel Amani.

 

He and his wife, Sylvie, came to Denver from Africa in 2014.

 

Their two children attend Denver Public Schools, a 5th grader at Teller Elementary School and 7th grader at Morey Middle School.

 

Emmanuel was a highly involved parent and valued education. As a former educator in Africa he always supported teachers and staff members at the schools in which his children attend. Additionally, Emmanuel was involved in the Denver Public Schools' Multilingual Education Department, serving as a Congolese family advocate.

 

He will be greatly missed by so many!

 

It is our goal to raise money to help Emmanuel family cover funeral expenses and other end of life costs, in addition, we hope to provide supplemental income for whatever the family may need during this very difficult time.

 

On behalf of Teller Elementary School, we appreciate your donations!

 

Sabrina Bates, Principal

Teller Elementary School