DENVER (KDVR) — A man wanted for his alleged involvement in a July 5 homicide in northwest Aurora was arrested Saturday, according to the Aurora Police Department.
The agency shared information about the case and suspect on Friday, asking the community for help locating one of the suspects after the second suspect was arrested in September in Texas. On Sunday, the agency said the suspect was in custody as of “yesterday evening .”
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Bryant Jay Beecher, 32, was wanted on charges of first-degree murder after deliberation and attempted first-degree murder in connection to a shooting at an apartment complex in the 12100 block of East 30th Avenue. Police said officers were called to the scene just after midnight for a reported shooting that resulted in two victims.
Police said in July that the suspects went inside an apartment unit, shot the victims, and fled the scene.
On scene, officers found both victims with apparent gunshot wounds. One of the victims, Fred Willis, 57, died at the scene and was later identified by the Adams County Coroner’s Office. A 46-year-old man was also identified as a victim of the shooting but survived after he was taken to the hospital.