Suspect arrested in shooting that killed Venezuelan man
DENVER ( KDVR ) — A 20-year-old was arrested in connection to a shooting that killed a man from Venezuela outside an Aurora liquor store.
According to the Aurora Police Department Major Crime Homicide Unit , Davonte McCoy Bletson, 20, was taken into custody in Denver on a charge of second-degree murder.
Aurora police said they were assisted by the Aurora fugitive unit, FBI Denver, Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force, Denver police and the Denver Police Department SWAT Team.
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The arrest is in connection to a deadly shooting from Friday night . Aurora police told FOX31 that officers responded to the 15500 block of East Colfax Avenue.
According to a preliminary investigation, two men traveled to a local liquor store and got into an argument with two other unknown men and a woman in the parking lot. The argument escalated to a physical fight before shots were fired.
On Monday night, Aurora police identified the victim as a 38-year-old man who is a native of Venezuela. Police confirmed the victim was not a resident of the nearby Whispering Pines apartment and was not a resident of any other Aurora complexes that have been connected to gang violence.
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Bletson is being held at the Arapahoe County Jail on a $500,000 bond.
Anyone with additional information on the deadly shooting is asked to call the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Tipsters can remain anonymous and still be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.
