Two people were killed in separate shootings in Aurora’s Del Mark Parkway neighborhood in late August, according to police officials.
Officers arrested 72-year-old Bennie Green Jr. on suspicion of first-degree murder in connection with an Aug. 24 shooting near the corner of East Colfax Avenue and North Havana Street, Aurora police said in a news release.
Police were called to the scene around 2 p.m. and found a man with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to hospital and later died.
Investigators allege Green and the man knew each other, but did not indicate how they were connected. The man will be identified by the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office.
Aurora police are still searching for a suspect in an Aug. 18 shooting near East 12th Avenue and Dallas Street that left 25-year-old Oswaldo Jose Dabion Ararujo dead, department officials said in a news release.
Officers responded to reports of shots fired around 11:30 p.m. and found Ararujo suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to hospital and later died.
Anyone with information about the shootings can contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-912-7867.
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