DENVER — A 53-year-old man was arrested Tuesday night and now faces first-degree murder charges for a deadly shooting that happened in the Highlands neighborhood nearly a month ago.
The Denver Police Department (DPD) said the suspect, Jessie James McGhee, was booked into the Downtown Detention Center in Denver. According to the inmate log, he was also wanted in Broomfield and Aurora.
The deadly shooting happened at around 12:45 a.m. on May 3, in the 2700 block of Zuni Street. That's near Speer Boulevard and Interstate 25.
The victim was pronounced dead at the hospital.
DPD said the arrest affidavit in McGhee's case is sealed. No information was available about whether he knew the victim or what is believed to be the motive for the shooting.
Metro Denver Crime Stoppers .
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 are 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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