LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Lakewood police are searching for an Aurora man wanted for first-degree murder following a deadly shooting last week.
Around 1 a.m. on Dec. 6, officers responded to the area of 13th Ave. and Pierce Street after a 911 caller reported seeing an unconscious man lying on the sidewalk with shell casings around him, the Lakewood Police Department said in a release.
The victim was pronounced dead and identified as Jose Javier Mendoza-Ortiz, 26.
An arrest warrant was issued for Brian Exequiel Alarcon-Palma, 23, of Aurora. He is wanted for first-degree murder, according to Lakewood police.
Anyone with information about the deadly shooting or Alarcon-Palma's whereabouts are asked to call the Lakewood Police Department tipline at 303-763-6800.