AURORA, Colo. — The suspect in a Nov. 19 stabbing in Aurora has been charged with first-degree murder, the 17th Judicial District Attorney‘s Office announced Thursday
Abdifatah Nur, 41, was advised of the charges in Adams County District Court.
The victim was identified as 44-year-old Corey Joe Barbee.
The Aurora Police Department (APD) said officers responded to the Aurora Day Resource Center at 13387 E. 19th Pl. on a reported stabbing just before 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 19 and found Barbee suffering from an apparent stab wound. He was taken to a hospital and died a week later.
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Initially, police said they arrested Nur on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder, but now that the victim is dead, that charge has been upgraded to first-degree murder. Nur is due in court on Jan. 7 for a preliminary hearing, according to court records.
Investigators said it's not clear what the relationship between the two was; anyone with information is encouraged to call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers.
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