The Thornton Police Department has arrested 18-year-old Cesar Licon Jr. in connection with the homicide that occurred shortly before 1:45 a.m. on July 5 in the 3600 block of East 91st Avenue.
Officers were dispatched to the area after receiving a report that a person had been shot and the suspect had fled the scene. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The 44-year-old victim was transported to the hospital, where he later died.
Following the initial investigation, detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Licon. With assistance from the Commerce City Police Department, Licon was taken into custody on the evening of July 5. He was arrested for murder and booked into the Adams County Jail.
Under Colorado law, the arrest and filing of criminal charges are merely formal accusations that an individual committed a crime. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.