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Suspect in custody after fatal shooting at Aurora storage unit business

A suspect is in custody and is being held on a charge of second-degree murder.

AURORA, Colo — A man died Wednesday after he was shot at a storage unit business in northwest Aurora near Interstate 225 and Interstate 70.

Aurora Police officers went to the business in the 14700 block of East 40th Avenue around 4:30 p.m. to follow up on an unrelated investigation. Around that same time, the business manager called 911 to report that a man had shot someone, the Aurora Police Department said.

Responding officers searched the complex and located a 26-year-old Aurora man suffering from a gunshot wound. They tried to save the man, but he died at the scene from his injuries.

The Adams County Coroner’s Office will release his name once next of kin have been notified.

The suspect, identified as 24-year-old Joaquin Enrique Cabral-Favela of Denver, was detained for questioning and later booked on suspicion of second-degree murder. A gun was also recovered at the scene and seized as evidence, according to Aurora Police.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact 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. 

> Additional Crime Stoppers bulletins can be found here.

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