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 on the shopping center sidewalk area on the northeast part of the complex, police said.
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.
“It started as an argument between the victim and suspect and it was not a random incident,” police spokesperson Sydney Edwards said in an email. “We are not looking for any other suspects at this time.”
The slain man’s identity will be released at a later time by coroner officials.
More guns, more gun deaths.
amen
Same amount of guns. Just more bad decisions. The guns don’t shoot bye themselves so why keep blaming the gun. Why not the devil behind the man holding the gun?
Guns in the hands of criminals.
If not for suchorrible individuals, wife and I would not own guns to protect ourselves or maybe others.
But even a criminal’s life is of infinite value.
If attacked, we would fire only WARNING shots – center mass.
Same amount of guns. Just more bad decisions. The guns don’t shoot bye themselves so why keep blaming the gun. Why not the devil behind the man holding the gun?