LAKEWOOD, Colo — Police are searching for a 23-year-old man who is wanted on suspicion of murder in connection with a shooting in Lakewood last week.
The Lakewood Police Department said the victim was found dead around 1 a.m. Dec. 6. He was laying on the sidewalk in the area of West 13th Avenue and Pierce Street and had several apparent gunshot wounds, police said. He has been identified as Jose Mendoza-Ortiz, 26.
Police said Brian Alarcon-Palma, 23, of Aurora is wanted on suspicion of first-degree murder in connection with Mendoza-Ortiz's death.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Lakewood police tip line at 303-763-6800.
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