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U.S. marshals capture Lakewood murder suspect in Colorado Springs

Philix Baca suspected of involvement in 2024 shooting of 14-year-old

Denver Post reporter Max Levy in Denver Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
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U.S. marshals this week arrested a man who had been wanted by Lakewood police for more than a year after he allegedly was involved in the shooting death of a 14-year-old boy.

Philix Baca, 20, has been wanted on suspicion of first-degree murder since April 2024, when police say he and others were involved in the killing of the boy,

Lakewood police on Wednesday learned that Baca was possibly hiding in the Colorado Springs area, according to

Later that day, a task force including marshals and other local and federal police agencies tracked Baca to a home in northeast Colorado Springs, where he was arrested.

Baca is scheduled for a hearing Tuesday.

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