DENVER — A 13-year-old pleaded guilty to charges related to a fatal shooting on an RTD bus in Denver in January.
The shooting happened on a bus about 6:40 p.m. Jan. 27 near South Federal Boulevard and West Mississippi Avenue. According to Denver Police, 60-year-old Richard Sanchez was shot multiple times and died from his injuries. Another person was wounded but had injuries that were not life-threatening, police said.
Investigators believe the incident began as an argument between the suspect and Sanchez about Sanchez's leg blocking the aisle, which ended with the suspect shooting Sanchez.
The boy was arrested five days after the shooting and has since pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder, police said. He is set for sentencing on July 18. His name has not been released because the case remains in juvenile court.
The victim's daughter, Miranda Sanchez, said the boy's 15-year-old brother also faces charges.
"They got on the bus. My dad and this other guy were blocking the aisle where they could walk," Sanchez said.
She said she's seen surveillance video showing her dad's final moments. The evidence hasn't been released to the public.
"He went back there, and when the bus was going to stop, or it was slowing down, he fell to the side a bit, and he grabbed his pants because he didn't have his belt on, and the kid shot him six times. Missed once," she said.
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