One man is dead and another is under investigation for murder after an early Sunday morning shooting in south Thornton, according to the police department.
Thornton officers responded to the shooting in the 9700 block of Ogden Court just after 3 a.m. Sunday, according to a from the police department. A witness who called 911 told dispatchers that someone was trying to break into their vehicle and that shots had been fired.
When they arrived, officers found a man who had been shot lying near a crashed truck, police said in the release. Investigators believe the man was breaking into vehicles and tried to leave the area in the truck after being shot, but collided with several parked cars.
Paramedics took the 34-year-old man to the hospital, where he later died. He will be identified by the Adams County Coroner’s Office.
A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder in the shooting, police said. He was released later Sunday morning “pending charges and further investigation,” the release stated.
Investigators do not believe the victim or the suspect knew each other, police said.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Thornton Police Department tip line at 720-977-5069.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
