AURORA | Police credited tips and video from East Colfax businesses in the arrest of a 19-year-old man accused in a nonfatal shooting earlier this month at an Aurora bus stop, police said.
Winston Ical-Xol was arrested Thursday at his home in Denver during the execution of a search warrant by Aurora police, with assistance from the Denver Police Department SWAT team. Investigators also recovered a firearm during the operation.
Ical-Xol faces charges of attempted first-degree murder.
The arrest stems from a March 15 shooting in the 9600 block of East Colfax Avenue. Officers responding around 5:30 a.m. found that a woman sitting at a bus stop had been shot in the leg after a vehicle pulled up and a front-seat passenger opened fire, police said in an earlier statement.
Police said Friday that the shooting appears to have been random.
The woman was taken to a hospital for treatment and has since been released, police said Friday.
Police spokesperson Katie Fisher said the woman reported that an “unknown vehicle” approached before the gunfire erupted.
Investigators credited tips from community members and surveillance video provided by nearby Colfax Avenue businesses with helping identify the suspect.
“Thursday’s arrest reflects the strength of collaboration between our officers and the community,” APD Gun Violence Suppression Team Sgt. Michael Tilton said in a statement. “With the assistance of Colfax Avenue businesses that provided critical video evidence, along with community members who came forward with tips, we were able to quickly identify and remove a dangerous suspect from our streets.”
Thank you to the individuals who provided information.
What kind of coward shoots a woman?