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Man arrested on suspicion of murder in Denver shooting near South Park Hill, Hale

Joseph York was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder, Denver police said

DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 10: Denver Post reporter Katie Langford. (Photo By Patrick Traylor/The Denver Post)
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Denver police arrested a 35-year-old man on suspicion of first-degree murder in a fatal shooting near East Colfax Avenue and North Dahlia Street.

Joseph York was arrested Thursday after detectives identified him as a suspect through interviews and surveillance video, the Denver Police Department said in a news release Friday.

Detectives believe York was arguing with the victim, 25-year-old Elijah Barr, before the shooting in the early hours of June 7, the Denver Police Department said in a news release Friday. The intersection is between the city’s .

Barr was found with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

York is being held without bail in the Downtown Detention Center and is set to appear in Denver County Court on Saturday, jail records show.

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