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Man stabbed to death in Aurora identified, suspect arrested

Jose Maria Romero, 31, was stabbed on South Mobile Street on Monday and later died from his injuries.

AURORA, Colo. — Aurora Police (APD) have made an arrest in a fatal stabbing of a man on Monday in the 1600 block of S. Mobile Street, near the intersection of East Mexico Avenue and South Buckley Road.  

Craig James Kilgore, Jr., was arrested on Tuesday and charged with first degree murder. 

The original incident happened on Monday about 4:39 p.m. 

Officers arrived to the scene and found a man suffering from apparent knife wounds, the APD said. He was transported to an area hospital where he later died from his injuries. 

It's unclear what happened that led up to the fatal stabbing.

The victim was identified Wednesday as 31-year-old Jose Maria Romero, according to the Arapahoe County coroner. He had been stabbed and his death was ruled a homicide.

Aurora's major crimes and homicide unit responded to the scene of the stabbing and are investigating it as a homicide. 

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867 or by visiting 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 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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