A Tuesday night argument in northeast Denver escalated into a shooting that left one man dead and a teenager in custody, police said.
Denver officers responded to the fatal shooting in the 5800 block of Tower Road at about 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to a news release from the police department.
Investigators believe a 17-year-old boy, whom police have not publicly identified because of his age, was arguing with a man in the area before shooting him, police said. The teenager was later arrested in the 5800 block of North Ceylon Street, less than a mile away from the shooting and roughly 5 miles from Denver International Airport.
Paramedics took the man to the hospital, where he died, police said. He will be identified by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner.
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The shooting remained under investigation on Tuesday. Police said charges had not yet been filed against the teenager by the Denver District Attorney’s Office.
Police did not specify the relationship between the man killed and the boy arrested.
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This is a developing story and may be updated.
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