DENVER — One man has bee charged with first-degree murder after a shooting early Sunday morning at 48th Avenue and Washington Street in Denver's Globeville neighborhood, according to the Denver District Attorney's Office.
According to a probable cause (PC) statement, Denver Police were contacted about a shooting that happened at 4800 Washington Street shortly before 3:30 a.m. on Dec. 15.
Victor Arenas-Foote was charged Wednesday by Denver District Attorney Beth McCann with the murder of Paul Dakan.
Arenas-Foote is charged with:
- One count first-degree murder
- One count felony murder
- One count aggravated robbery
He's accused of shooting Dakan in the back of the head.
A witness said they were at a tow facility when Dakan was shot by a man described as heavy-set and Hispanic. The shooter's car had been impounded, police said. After the shooting, the suspect and a woman fled the scene in the impounded vehicle, a red Toyota Corolla.
Dakan was transported to Denver Health Medical Center where he died, according to the PC statement.
The suspect vehicle was later spotted by Adams County deputies in the area of Northglenn Dr. and Grant Street, the PC statement says.
Both Victor Arenas-Foote, who was driving the Toyota, and the woman were taken into custody, according to deputies.
During a search, deputies found a 38-caliber semi-automatic handgun inside Foote's pocket. A witness in the incident helped identify Foote and the woman as the two people involved in the incident, the PC statement said.
At the crime scene, Denver Police detectives found a spent 38-caliber cartridge casing.
The PC statement said detectives also had a brief video clip of the shooting, which showed a heavyset man wearing dark clothing, a black hat and a black leather jacket walking with an elderly lady in the tow yard.
The video also showed Foote and the woman leave the location without paying the $300 tow fee, according to the PC statement.
The woman told detectives she asked Foote to let her out of the car several times, the PC statement says. She told authorities Foote said he was scared and did not know what to do.
The woman knew Foote had a gun with him because he mentioned it to her when they were being taken to pick the car up, the PC statement says.
Foote was transported to the downtown Denver Detention Facility.
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