Denver man killed while helping friend pick up kids from school, police say

A Denver man was helping a friend pick her children up from school in Green Valley Ranch on Wednesday when the woman’s ex and his current girlfriend opened fire on their car, killing him and causing it to crash, according to an arrest affidavit.

Ashley Stone, 38, and David Bland, 39, were arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder Thursday after police say they followed and shot at a vehicle carrying Bland’s ex-girlfriend and her 10-year-old and 5-year-old children, as well as 40-year-old Calvin Fenner, who was driving.

Stone and the woman had gotten into several fights throughout the school year because Stone thought the woman was still romantically involved with Bland, according to the arrest report.

On Wednesday, the woman saw Stone give her a dirty look while she was picking up her child from school.

Stone then pulled up next to the woman’s car, threw a water bottle at her and brandished a gun while “talking (trash),” according to a Denver Police Department affidavit.

The woman called 911 at 3:29 p.m. to report the incident and pulled over to switch seats with Fenner so he could drive, she told police.

After picking up her second child from school, the woman saw Stone’s vehicle again and heard gunshots near East 42nd Avenue and North Malaya Street before Stone and Bland pulled up next to her car and shot at them.

Fenner continued driving, but the woman saw blood coming from his mouth and realized he had been shot when he passed out, according to the affidavit.

The car crashed and rolled near East 38th Avenue and North Odessa Street, ejecting the woman and one of the children at around 3:42 p.m. Both children and the woman were taken to the hospital with critical injuries.

First responders discovered Fenner had a gunshot wound to his torso and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Stone and Bland are being held without bond in the Downtown Detention Center. They appeared in Denver County Court on Friday and their cases were bound over to Denver District Court, according to court records. Their next court dates were not available.

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