AURORA | An 18-year-old man charged Monday with two counts of first-degree attempted murder after firing his gun into a car with a couple and three children March 12 injuring the man and woman.
Investigators said the man and woman agreed to meet a man later identified as Christopher Campos-Anguiano, 18, near East Colfax Avenue and Airport Boulevard Saturday even to finalize the sale of an unspecified item, police said in a social media post.
The couple and Campos-Anguiano met for the exchange at about 7:30 p.m. but he took possession of the trade and then got back in his car and drove away without paying.
With the woman driving and three children also in the car, the couple followed Campos-Anguiano, police reported.
At one point, Campos-Anguiano began shooting at the woman’s car, hitting both the woman and the man, who was seriously injured.
“A 12-year-old child in the backseat suffered a superficial graze wound,” police said. “Two other children were not physically hurt.”
Later the night of the shooting, police identified a GMC Acadia they believe was involved in the shooting parked outside a home in the 1000 block of Jasper Street, police said.
“Surveillance was conducted by all three DART units, and after the vehicle left the residence, officers conducted a traffic stop near South Peoria St and East Mississippi Avenue, police said.
Campos-Anguiano was arrested.
Campos-Anguiano was being held in the Arapahoe County jail in lieu of $50,000 bond. He is no longer listed as an inmate.
In addition to the attempted murder charges, Campos-Anguiano faces charges of first-degree Assault, second-degree assault, possession of a weapon by a previous offender and reckless endangerment.
Bye Felicia!
Yet another upstanding Citizen that probably had all the indications while growing up of turning into a dirtbag.
How does an 18 year old have a gun, an SUV and thinks nothing of ripping someone off?
No doubt, the clues were there, but the parents weren’t.