DENVER – A teen suspect was arrested Friday in connection with the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy at a Denver cemetery over the weekend.
Elias Garcia Tinajero, 16, was found shot to death inside Fairmount Cemetery , located at 430 S. Quebec St., early Saturday afternoon, according to the Denver Police Department.
His cause of death was from multiple gunshot wounds, according to a coroner’s report. The manner of death was ruled a homicide.
No suspect had been caught by Wednesday, but a day later, detectives learned the suspect was a juvenile male, according to a news release.
The juvenile – whose identity will not be released because of his age – had been formally arrested and was being held in custody on investigation of first-degree murder later that day. A final determination of charges will be made by the Denver District Attorney’s Office.
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