DENVER — Police in Denver are conducting a homicide investigation after a shooting left one man dead on the city’s southwest side Saturday afternoon. A suspect has been arrested.
It happened around 2 p.m. in the 1600 block of S. Federal Boulevard.
Police were called to the area on a report of a shooting and located a gunshot victim on scene.
The male victim was transported to the hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased. He was identified by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner as 39-year-old Ricardo Martinez Martinez.
His cause of death was from multiple gunshot wounds and his manner of death was listed as a homicide.
Police later announced an arrest in the case. Jose Cantu Jr., 24, is being held for investigation of first-degree murder.
Police said it appears the suspect and victim were involved in an argument that escalated to the fatal shooting.
Editor's note on Nov. 27, 2024: This story has been updated with the victim's identity, as well as their cause and manner of death.
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