An argument turned fatal early Tuesday morning when a man was shot and killed at an apartment complex in west Aurora, according to the police department.
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Aurora officers responded to the shooting at an apartment in the 14100th block of East Colorado Drive at 1:23 a.m. Tuesday, according to a news release from the police department. That block is in the city’s Sable Ridge neighborhood.
When they arrived, officers found a 48-year-old man who had been shot several times, police said. The man was already dead when officers arrived and will be identified by the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office.
Investigators believe a “verbal altercation” escalated into the shooting, police said.
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As of Tuesday morning, no arrests had been made and no suspects had been publicly identified.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.
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This is a developing story and may be updated.
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