Aurora and Colorado Springs police Monday night arrested a suspect in Colorado Springs who was , authorities said.
The Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as Marquette Killingsworth, 32. He died of a gunshot wound to the chest.
Police have not released the name of the suspect. Aurora detectives are withholding the suspect’s name for investigative purposes, said Sgt. Chris Amsler, Aurora police spokesman.
The suspect was arrested without incident, Amsler said. The Colorado Springs’ Tactical Enforcement Unit also assisted in making the arrest.
The victim was fatally shot May 4 on the parking lot of the Riviera Motel on the 9100 block of East Colfax Avenue, he said.
“An investigative lead led us down there,” Amsler said, referring to Colorado Springs. “We don’t believe this is gang related.”
A search warrant was later executed at the 3500 block of Parkmoor Village Drive in Colorado Springs.
