EDGEWATER, Colo. — Edgewater Police on Wednesday identified a man who was fatally shot after an altercation on Sunday morning.
Police said officers responded around 5:18 a.m. to reports of a disturbance in the 2700 block of Ingalls Avenue, which is northwest of downtown Denver.
Officers were directed to a second-story apartment unit where they found a 29-year-old man with at least one gunshot wound. The initial investigation shows the shooting happened after an altercation between people known to each other in the apartment, according to police.
Medical personnel attended to the victim, but he was pronounced dead. On Wednesday, police identified him as Miguel Angel Barboza.
A second person with head trauma was taken to the hospital. That person, 29-year-old Kyle Damien Valdez, was booked on Wednesday into the Jefferson County jail on suspicion of first-degree murder.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 720-763-3024.
Anyone with information can also call Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867 or visit metrodenvercrimestoppers.com. Tipsters can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000.
Metro Denver Crime Stoppers works by assigning a code to people who anonymously submit a tip. Information is shared with law enforcement, and Crime Stoppers is notified at the conclusion of the investigation.
From there, an awards committee reviews the information provided and, if the information leads to an arrest, the tipster will be notified. Rewards can be collected using the code numbers received when the tip was originally submitted.
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