DENVER — Police in Denver arrested a man in connection with a homicide in the city’s West Colfax neighborhood Saturday.

The suspect, whose name has not been released, is being held on suspicion of first-degree murder, according to a tweet from the Denver Police Department.

The victim, an adult male, was shot sometime around midnight near West 16th Avenue and Irving Street, police said in the tweet.

Police were called to the area shortly after the shooting and located the victim, whose extent of injuries was initially described in the tweet as unknown.

The department later tweeted on Saturday that the victim was pronounced deceased. His identity will be released by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner at a later time.

The circumstances surrounding the shooting have not been shared and no additional information was available.

appId : ‘283504728416642’,

xfbml : true,
version : ‘v2.9’
});
};
(function(d, s, id){
var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];
if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}
js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;
js.src = “https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js”;
js.async = true;
fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);
}(document, ‘script’, ‘facebook-jssdk’));

Post source: CB

Source: This post first appeared on

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

High Springs Man Receives 20-Year Sentence for Juvenile Homicide Plea

In a significant legal development, Christopher Tywan Knight, aged 21, has been…

Shocking Incident: Teen Allegedly Attacks Man with Skateboard in Violent Confrontation

Inset: Gabriel R. Schuch (Crystal Lake Police Department). Background: The train station…

Woman Faces Charges After Crash Paralyzes 7-Year-Old Boy

Inset: Anissa Bell (McLennan County Sheriff”s Office). Background: The intersection where Bell…

Shocking Incident: Husband Drives for Hours with Deceased Wife in Trunk

Inset: John Finney (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office). Background: The block in Illinois…

Judge Issues Cautionary Statement in Eric Coomer Lawsuit Incident

Main: In this Aug. 30, 2018, file photo, Eric Coomer from Dominion…

Gainesville Tragedy: Shocking Hotel Assault Leads to Arrest

By Staff Reporter GAINESVILLE, Fla. – On June 4, police took 32-year-old…

Tragic Incident: Woman Allegedly Uses Hammer in Fatal Attack on Cousin, Attempts Cleanup

Left: Peter McKenna Jr. (KOLD). Right: Brianna Elise Zerth (Peoria Police Dept.)…