A 'very volatile' Aurora man who allegedly called the FBI nonstop in February was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a man soliciting along a W. 6th Avenue off-ramp this week, according to an arrest affidavit.
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — A"very volatile" Aurora man who allegedly called the FBI nonstop in February was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a man soliciting along a W. 6th Avenue off-ramp this week, according to an arrest affidavit.
When police arrived, they saw West Metro Fire paramedics loading a man into an ambulance. The man was later identified as Bruce. Police determined he had been shot one time in his torso, according to the affidavit. Witness 3 told police she was stopped in the left turn lane for southbound Union Boulevard when she heard multiple gunshots. She then saw a man, who she said"is a panhandler she has seen there before," fall to the ground, according tot he document. She got out of her car to help and saw the man had been shot in his lower torso.At the hospital, Bruce was prepped for surgery. Just before, he was able to speak with Lakewood police.
The video also shows two bullet impacts hitting the grass behind Bruce. The driver of the Jeep then turned southbound on Simms Street, got back on the W. 6th Avenue eastbound ramp and headed east on the highway. Detectives noted the red Jeep had a black roof, two dark-colored panels on the hood, a large mud stain behind the front passenger side fender and a horizontal roof rack, the affidavit reads. It did not have a front plate.A Jeep dealer identified the car as a 1997-2001 Jeep Cherokee.
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