Two people were arrested on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder Saturday after police say they were involved in the shooting that wounded a man Tuesday near Denver’s West High School.
Jeison Urbina-Mancia, 18, and Gerardo Martinez Navarette, 21, allegedly knew the victim, and Denver police wrote in a social media post that the shooting may have been related to a prior conflict.
The shooting in the 800 block of Elati Street put the high school on a secure-perimeter status for about an hour Tuesday afternoon. Chalkbeat Colorado later reported that the victim is a West High School senior, despite Denver police saying initially that he was not a student.
Both suspects were detained at Denver’s downtown detention center as of Saturday afternoon, according to jail records.
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