EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated with information about the arrest of a shooting suspect in the case.
AURORA | A 72-year-old man accused of fatally shooting another man Saturday along East Colfax Avenue and Havana Street in northwest Aurora faces murder charges in the case.
Police arrested Bennie Green Jr. in connection with the shooting, and he has been charged with first-degree murder in the case.
Green is being held in Arapahoe County jail in lieu of $2 million cash bond, according to county jail records. Court officials said the arrested affidavit in the case has been sealed by either police or prosecutors.
Police said on Sunday that Green “targeted” an unidentified man Saturday afternoon and fatally shot him somewhere on East Colfax Avenue at Havana Street.
Officers were called to area at about 2 p.m. after reports of a shooting.
“When officers arrived, they found one adult male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds,” police said. “The individual was transported to the hospital where he died from his injuries shortly after.”
Green fled the scene and was later arrested, police said.
“We believe this was a targeted event and the suspect and victim know each other,” police said in a statement. “How the incident unfolded is unknown at this time.”
The slain man’s identity will be released at a later time by coroner officials.