Three men have been apprehended by law enforcement due to their alleged involvement in an attempted homicide that occurred in April.
At around 12:29 a.m. on April 26, Arvada police officers responded to reports of a shooting on the 7400 block of W. 61st Avenue. When they arrived, officers found one adult male victim who had suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
The individual was transported to the hospital for treatment and is believed to have made a full recovery.
After an investigation, officers ascertained that the victim was asked to check on the residence, which is occupied by a family member of the victim, because the tenant received a suspicious message that indicated someone was inside the apartment without permission.
When the victim arrived at the scene, three individuals wearing ski masks were present and fired shots at the victim before getting into a pickup truck and driving away. The three men are believed to be Andrew Ortiz, Jaime Cesar Agustin Martinez-Garcia and Kevin Emmanual Arellano-Castillo, all of whom have been arrested by authorities.
Arellano-Castillo was arrested on June 16 for accessory to a crime, while Ortiz was arrested on June 20 in Brush for attempted murder in the first degree, illegal discharge of a firearm and possession of a weapon by a previous offender. Martinez-Garcia was arrested in Denver on June 21 for second-degree burglary and theft.
Law enforcement authorities report that Ortiz was on parole after serving 12 years in prison for a first-degree murder case that occurred in 2008, for which he was sentenced to 24 years.
Dave Snelling, a public information officer with the Arvada Police Department, said that the victim knew the alleged perpetrators before the incident.