16-year-old suspect in shooting outside Fort Collins mall to be charged as adult: police

DENVER ( KDVR ) — The 16-year-old suspected in a deadly double shooting outside a mall in Fort Collins will be charged as an adult, Fort Collins Police Services announced Monday morning .

Two men were shot outside the Foothills Mall at about 5 p.m. on April 5 in what police called a gang-related shooting. Those men were later identified after they died as Ivan Arreguin, 37, and Luis Angel Arreguin, 27.

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Police announced the next day they had arrested a juvenile suspect in connection to the shooting. Police on Monday identified that boy as 16-year-old Bryan Gallegos, saying the Eighth Judicial District Attorney’s Office has decided to charge him as an adult.

He faces the following charges:

  • Class 1 Felony – Murder in the first degree (2 counts)
  • Class 2 Felony – Attempted murder in the first degree
  • Class 1 Misdemeanor – Unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon
  • Class 2 Misdemeanor – Possession of a handgun by a juvenile prohibited

Anyone with information on the shooting can contact Detective Matt Dean at 970-221-6580 or remain anonymous by calling Larimer County Crime Stoppers at 970-221-6868…

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