What began as a pre-dawn argument inside an SUV in Greenwood Village has ended with a 22-year prison sentence for an Aurora man who admitted killing an 18-year-old driver.
Jorge Trujillo, 20, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the shooting death of Jose Angel Hernandez, who was found shot inside an SUV on April 27, 2024. Prosecutors said the violence erupted after a dispute inside the vehicle and that witnesses watched Trujillo flee the scene. A judge later credited him with roughly 503 days already served in custody.
According to The Denver Post, Trujillo entered his guilty plea in Arapahoe County District Court, where he was represented by the Colorado Office of the State Public Defender. Court records reviewed by the paper show the 22-year sentence was imposed on Jan. 12, with the time-served credit reflected in the order. Prosecutors told the court that witnesses said Trujillo opened fire without warning, then ran.
Scene, Victim Identity and Investigation
Greenwood Village police say officers were called around 5:07 a.m. on April 27, 2024, and arrived to find Hernandez dead in the driver’s seat of an SUV stopped in the middle of the road. A Greenwood Village news release identifies the victim as 18-year-old Jose Angel Hernandez and notes the vehicle was found on East Union Avenue just east of South Yosemite Street…