AURORA | Aurora police are searching for a 36-year-old man suspected of shooting and killing an unidentified man in central Aurora early Christmas morning.
Curtis Davis-Barnes, 36, is wanted on a first-degree murder charge in connection with a fatal shooting near the intersection of East Mississippi Avenue and South Buckley Road Wednesday, according to Officer Tony Camacho, spokesman for the Aurora Police Department.
Police responded to a home in the 17000 block of East Kansas Place at approximately 2:15 a.m. Dec. 25 on reports of a shooting, according to Officer Matt Longshore, another spokesman for the Aurora Police Department.
First responders found a man who had been shot, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office is expected to identify the man in the coming days. Representatives from the coroner’s office did not immediately respond to requests to release the man’s name and age.
The police department’s homicide unit is currently investigating the shooting.
Police believe Davis-Barnes is connected to a gray BMW 525 bearing license plate CPL 238. Anyone who sees Barnes is instructed not to approach him as he is believed to be armed and dangerous, police said. People with leads related to Davis-Barnes’ whereabouts are encouraged to call 911.
The incident on East Kansas Place was the second suspected homicide in the city in less than two hours Christmas morning. One man and one woman were found with stab wounds inside a north Aurora mobile home shortly after 12 a.m. Dec. 25. The woman later died as a result of her injuries, according to police.
Anyone with any information related to the shooting on East Kansas Place is encouraged to call Aurora detectives at 303-739-6106.
Tipsters wishing to remain anonymous can call the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867 and be eligible for a reward for up to $2,000.