ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. — A 16-year-old has been charged as an adult in the Oct. 4 shooting that left two other teenagers injured.
Kevin Cante was charged with attempted first-degree murder and first-degree assault, among other counts, the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday.
The Commerce City Police Department (CCPD) responded to a home in the 18600 block of East 110th Avenue and found two teenagers who had been shot.
Cante was charged with the following:
- Four counts of attempted first-degree murder with extreme indifference (F2)
- Two counts of first-degree assault with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury (F3)
- Two counts of felony menacing (F5)
- One count of possession of a handgun by a juvenile as a second offense (F5)
- Possession of a weapon by a previous juvenile offender (F6)
- Four counts of crime of violence, a sentencing enhancer.
Cante was advised of the charges Tuesday in Adams County District Court. A preliminary hearing is set for Nov.12, the DA's office said.
Cante is being held on a $100,000 bond.
Anyone with information about any crime can call Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867 or by visiting 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 are 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.
SUGGESTED VIDEOS: Local stories from 9NEWS