AURORA | A suspect linked to a fatal shooting earlier this week in west Aurora has been arrested in Utah, Aurora police said Friday.
Eric Douglas, 32, was taken into custody in Sigurd, Utah, by Salt Lake City FBI officials and the U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team, Aurora police spokesperson Gabby Easterwood said in a statement.
The arrest is linked to a shooting reported at about 6 p.m. Tuesday in the 1200 block of South Havana Street.
Officers sent to the scene found a woman at the north end of a shopping center parking lot with an apparent gunshot wound, police said. She was taken to a local hospital, where the unidentified woman later died.
Douglas was arrested and accused of first-degree murder, second-degree murder and possession of a weapon by a previous offender.
Charges are expected to be filed by the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office in Arapahoe County.
Douglas is being held without bond at the Sevier County Jail in Utah and will remain there pending extradition to Colorado.
Sevier and Sigurd are about 150 miles south of Salt Lake City, Utah, near Interstate 70.
“Douglas tried to flee responsibility for a heinous crime,” Major Crimes Homicide Unit Sgt. Jeffery Longnecker said in a statement. He thanked law enforcement partners in Utah for acting quickly to take the suspect into custody.
The investigation remains active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP (7867). Tipsters can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000.