DENVER — A suspect is being charged in the murder of a 30-year-old man on Jan. 18, the Denver District Attorney's Office said Thursday.
The Denver Police Department (DPD) said officers responded around 6 a.m. to an apartment building near the intersection of West 35th Avenue and South Kendall Street and found a man with gunshot wounds.
> The video above is from Jan. 18.
The man, identified as 30-year-old Damir Pugh, was pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital, police said.
Bradley Biggie, 47, has been arrested and faces one count of first-degree murder, according to the district attorney's office.
A witness told officers Biggie had called him regarding a security alarm at the apartment complex. The witness went to the leasing office, opened the door, and saw Pugh trying to take money out of a vending machine, according to a probable cause statement. The witness thought he saw a knife in Pugh's hand, so he locked the door and called Biggie, then called 911, according to the statement.
Biggie arrived with a handgun while the witness was on the phone with 911 dispatchers, according to the statement. The witness then reported hearing gunshots and requested an ambulance, the district attorney's office said.
Police said much of the incident was captured on surveillance video. Two shots were fired and after the first gunshot, Pugh is seen in the video attempting to stand up, the PC statement says. Pugh is seen facing away from Biggie and "appeared to be trying to get away" when the second shot was fired, according to the video. Pugh then fell to the ground.
An officer later observed a gunshot wound that appeared to have entered Pugh's back, which he noted was consistent with the video which showed he was facing away from Biggie when he was shot.
Biggie's arraignment is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on March 31.
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