Tesla EV charging station fight between two men escalates into fatal shooting

A fight between two men at a Tesla electric vehicle charging station in Edgewater, Colorado, on Wednesday morning led to a fatal shooting, and police have launched a homicide investigation focused on the source of their dispute.

Edgewater is a small city just west of Denver.

Other adult male initially left scene but called 911 to report his involvement and is currently being detained by @COEdgewaterPD.

— Jeffco Sheriff (@jeffcosheriffco) May 3, 2023

The shooting happened around 9:40 a.m. in one of the six or so Tesla charging stations in the parking lot of the Edgewater Public Market, in the 5500 block of West 20th Avenue in Edgewater, Jefferson County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Jenny Fulton said at the scene.

One man initially left the scene and then called 911 to report his involvement in the fight. Police arrested him later at his residence on Xavier Street in Denver.

The victim, who drove a Tesla, died at 10:20 a.m. after he was taken to a hospital, Fulton said. Both men had a vehicle in the parking lot, she said.

“Edgewater police don’t know yet what they were fighting over, just that it occurred in a Tesla charging station area. It was in that Tesla charging station,” she said.

“We are looking into why there was an altercation in the first place.”

We’re assisting @COEdgewaterPD with a shooting in the 5500 block of W 20th Ave. Initial info indicates 2 adult males were involved in an altercation that led to one being shot. The victim has since been pronounced deceased and the investigation is now a homicide. pic.twitter.com/jPH5JEQm8A

— Jeffco Sheriff (@jeffcosheriffco) May 3, 2023