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Suspect arrested in deadly Denver shooting

Police responded to a shooting in the 1100 block of East 16th Avenue and found two victims including Kenneth Watkins Jr., 42, who died.

DENVER — The Denver Police Department (DPD) has arrested a suspect in a shooting that killed a 42-year-old man and injured another person Thursday morning in the City Park West neighborhood.

Officers were called to the 1100 block of East 16th Avenue for a report of a shooting, police first tweeted at 1:46 a.m. Thursday.

When officers got to the scene, they found two victims and transported them to a local hospital. One of the victims, a man, later died from his injuries, police said in an update at 7:40 a.m. 

The victim who died was identified as Kenneth Watkins Jr., 42, by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner. His death was ruled a homicide caused by a gunshot wound.

On Saturday, police said they had arrested 20-year-old Jeremiah Brown on first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder and first-degree assault charges.

Police said there was an altercation between Brown, Watkins and a woman before Brown pulled out a gun and shot both of them just after 1 a.m.

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