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Law Enforcement Only
Law Enforcement Only

    Workshop

    Host Department

    Failed Homicides, Real Consequences: Building a Smarter Investigative Response to Non-Fatal Shootings

    Saturday, October 18, 2025
    2:30 PM - 3:30 PM MT
    Location: 503/504, Colorado Convention Center
    This presentation highlights innovative, victim-centered approaches to nonfatal shooting investigations by the Denver and St. Paul Police Departments. Presenters will detail Denver’s FAST Team model and St. Paul’s Nonfatal Shooting Unit—both of which treat nonfatal shootings as failed homicides. The session explores investigative strategies to overcome challenges with victim cooperation, reduce retaliatory violence, and hold offenders accountable. It also examines federal partnerships—such as those with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)—to pursue impactful firearm charges. Attendees will leave with practical guidance to develop or enhance their agency’s response to nonfatal shootings.

      Submitter and Speaker(s)

    • Matt Clark

      Commander, Major Crimes Division
      Denver Police Department
      Denver, Colorado

      • Speaker(s)

    • TB

      Troy Bisgard

      Sergeant, FAST Unit
      Denver Police Department
      Denver, Colorado

    • Nikkole Peterson

      St. Paul Police Department