AURORA, Colo. — A teenager died after a shooting Wednesday night in a gas station parking lot in Aurora, according to police.
The Aurora Police Department said Wednesday evening that a man was taken to the hospital after being shot in the parking lot of a Conoco station near East Hampden Avenue and South Tower Road just after 6:30 p.m. Police said his injuries were life-threatening.
The victim later died at the hospital. On Thursday, the Arapahoe County Coroner's Office identified him as 17-year-old Donovan Armando Sandoval and classified his death as a homicide.
Police said they arrested Allentino Barroso, 18, early Thursday morning on suspicion of second-degree murder. The circumstances are still under investigation, police said.
Anyone with information can call Metro Denver 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.
> More information about Metro Denver Crime Stoppers can be found here.
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