Denver cold-case murder remains unsolved nearly 30 years later

Denver police are searching for leads in a cold-case shooting that killed a man nearly 30 years ago, according to the department.

Robert Escobedo Jr., 28, was shot and killed on Oct. 16, 1997, during an argument behind the now-defunct High Rise Lounge, 3240 W. Colfax Ave., according to the Denver Police Department.

Witnesses told investigators that they saw several men leaving the scene of the shooting in a white Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck, police said.

Escobedo was also seen arguing with three unidentified men before shots were fired, according to police.