AURORA | An argument between two men at an Aurora apartment complex Christmas evening turned into a gunfight, ending with one man shooting the other dead, according to Aurora Police.
The shooting was one of three Christmas evening and into early the next morning.
Police were called to Chelsea Park Village Apartments, 86 Oakland St., about 6:30 p.m. after reports of a shooting.
When police arrived, they encountered a 35-year-old man suffering a gunshot wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he later died from injuries sustained during the shooting.
Police said the two men knew each other and were arguing outside of the apartment complex.
At one point, both of the men drew their handguns, and one of the men shot the other.
The 33-year-old man accused of shooting the other stayed on the scene, police said, cooperating with police.
The suspected shooter was not identified. The name of the dead man will be released by the Arapahoe County coroner’s office, as usual police policy.
At about 1:30 a.m. Sunday, police were called to the area of the 14000 block of East 22nd Place, in north-central Aurora, to investigate a shooting. An adult male suffering a gunshot wound was taken to a nearby hospital and is expected to survive. Police said there was no suspect information in the shooting and no other details were released.
About two hours later, police responded to reports of a shooting near the 14000 block of East Iowa Driver in central Aurora. Police said an adult female was wounded by gunfire and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Her injuries were described as non-life-threatening.
Sunday afternoon, police announced they had arrested and accused Fernando Magana-Plancarte, 52, in connection with the shooting. Magana-Plancarte faces charges of first-degree assault and reckless endangerment, police said.