Boulder – Police here have arrested one man in connection with the fatal shooting of a Boulder businessman and say a second suspect may have fled to Kansas. Authorities believe the men’s aim was to steal the victim’s 2003 Porsche.
Alfred “Alfredo” Gusman III was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Denver for investigation of murder and robbery.
Police believe an alleged accomplice, with the first name of Chris, left Colorado on Tuesday morning and was headed for Overland Park, Kan., said Julie Brooks, Boulder police spokeswoman.
Authorities believe he is traveling with Kimberly Johnson in her 2005 silver Kia car with Colorado license plate 387-NOP, Brooks said.
Octavio Sergio Libman, 43, was shot outside his business, Sergio’s Roofing, in the 3200 block of Carbon Place, about 9 p.m. Monday, witnesses and Boulder authorities said.
Libman died of a gunshot wound to the chest, Boulder County coroner Thomas Faure said Tuesday.
Libman had advertised his gray 2003 Porsche on the Internet, Brooks said. Police believe the men may have posed as prospective buyers.
Neighbor Terri Heln said she heard a shot, and when she rushed out onto her balcony, she saw a man bend over and stab Libman four times in the back of the neck as he was lying face down on the street.
The attacker and a second man ran into Libman’s shop and shortly afterward sped around the corner in a Porsche, she said.
“I’m already having flashbacks,” Heln said.
The suspects fled in the Porsche, which was found several hours later at the Holiday Inn Express at 4777 Broadway, police said.
The suspect known as Chris was described as in his 20s, about 5-foot-8, with dark brown hair. Police said he had a green-and-orange tattoo on the back of his neck.
He was seen wearing a cream-colored crewneck sweatshirt and blue jeans.
Libman was a soft-spoken man who had a prosperous roofing business with several employees, said Al Haight, a contractor who hired Libman for several jobs.
“I thought he was great,” Haight said. “Forty-three years old is not time to die.”
Libman had a bodybuilder’s physique, friends said. He and his girlfriend were buying a house in Boulder. The couple often traveled around the world, Heln said, and two weeks ago, they returned from a trip to St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
A copy of an article from the Denver Spanish magazine El Nuevo Constructor, which was taped to his shop’s window, said Libman moved to Boulder in 1990.
Libman was quoted in the magazine as saying the fight of his life was when he overcame cancer.
Staff writer Kirk Mitchell can be reached at 303-954-1206 or kmitchell@denverpost.com.
