AURORA | A 40-year-old man was arrested in Aurora Wednesday in connection with fatal shooting the day before at a central Aurora apartment complex, police said.
Lewis Davis Jr., 40, was arrested by police and SWAT unit members near Billings Street and East Colfax Avenue, without incident, police said.
Police were called to the apartment complex in the 14100 block of East Colorado Drive at about 1:30 a.m. after reports of a shooting there.
“When officers arrived, they found multiple shell casings near the entryway and located the 48-year-old male victim lying outside between two apartments with multiple gunshot wounds,” Aurora police spokesperson Gabby Easterwood said in a statement. “He was pronounced dead at the scene.”
Police said investigators obtained security video from a nearby home showing Davis leaving and reentering an apartment in the complex “multiple times” before shots were fired.
“Shortly before 1:20 a.m., Davis was captured (on video) exiting the apartment ahead of the victim before firing multiple shots, striking the victim,” Easterwood said. “He then fled the scene on foot.”
Davis faces charges of first-degree murder in the case, sent to Arapaho County.
Davis is not listed on Arapahoe County jail records, nor his is bond status.
Police said anyone with information can call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Tipsters can remain anonymous and still be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000, police said.