Man found shot in Green Valley Ranch King…
Man found shot in Green Valley Ranch King Soopers; suspect arrested
Shooting comes day after two men were killed by gunfire in northeast Denver
By Joe Rubino | jrubino@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
Denver police arrested a man Sunday afternoon in connection with shooting that occurred earlier in the day either inside the King Soopers store in Green Valley Ranch or in its parking lot.
Officers were dispatched to the store, near East 48th Avenue and Tower Road, on reports of a shooting just after 10:45 a.m., a Denver police spokesman said. They found a man inside the store who had been shot. He was taken to a hospital with "survivable" but serious injuries, police say.
Officers spotted a vehicle nearby that matched a description of a car that may have been involved in the shooting, When an officer tried to stop the car, the driver, a black man who matched the description of the suspect, got out and fled into the neighborhood near East 56th Avenue and Crown Boulevard.
#DPD Officers are on scene at 48th & Tower in regard to a shooting. Additional details will be provided when available. #DENVER pic.twitter.com/PElCQNwWx8
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) February 4, 2018
A short time later, a neighborhood resident called to say a man had entered his home "by deception," police say. Officers responded to the address with a SWAT team. The suspect gave himself up peacefully, police say. It has not been confirmed whether or not he was involved with the shooting at the King Soopers.
A perimeter set up in the neighborhood after the shooting has been taken down, according to police, but the investigation is ongoing.
Police did not release the identity of the suspect.
#DPD UPDATE: In regard to the shooting on Tower Road, there is a large police presence & Citizens are advised to avoid the area. A perimeter has been established and K-9 units are working. #DENVER
The shooting comes a day after three men were shot — two fatally — during an incident in the 13100 block of East Elgin Place, just blocks away from where police set up a perimeter in this case.
In that shooting, which occurred around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, one man was found dead at the scene. Two other victims walked into a hospital with gunshot wounds related to that case later in the day, police said. One of them later died, and the other is dealing with "significant injuries."
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A third man who came to the hospital after that shooting has now been arrested on charges of first-degree murder. His name is Octavio Morales. He is 18 years old, police say.
The two cases are being investigated as separate incidents at this time.
Joe Rubino | Reporter
Joe Rubino covers real estate, tech and consumer news for The Denver Post. He wrote for the Broomfield Enterprise, Boulder Daily Camera and YourHub before joining the Post's business desk in 2017.
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