AURORA | A 38-year-old Aurora man accused of fatally stabbing two homeless Aurora men within hours of each other has been charged with murder in their deaths.
Ricky Roybal-Smith was charged Friday with two counts of first-degree murder, and his next court appearance will be July 14. He was arrested by Aurora police while being held in a Denver jail on an unrelated case.
Police were called to 1535 Moline St. at about 1:45 a.m. June 29, after receiving reports of an unresponsive man on a sidewalk there.
“When officers arrived at the scene, they located a man suffering from apparent stab wounds,” police said in a statement. “Officers performed lifesaving actions, but the man died at the scene.”
At about 6:30 a.m. police were called to a bus stop on Peoria Street just north of East Colfax Avenue after reports of another unresponsive man.
“Upon arrival, officers located a man with apparent stab wounds,” police said in a statement. “He was pronounced deceased on scene.”
Neither man’s identities were released. Preliminary investigation indicates that both victims were experiencing homelessness, Aurora police spokesperson Matt Longshore said in a statement June 30.