Denver police made an arrest Friday night in connection with the death of a 14-year-old boy who was found in the city’s Marston neighborhood in August.
Authorities revealed the arrested suspect is a 17-year-old Colorado boy during a press conference Saturday night.
The suspect’s identity will not be released because he is a minor, according to KDVR.
Denver Police Department officers say the victim in the case, 14-year-old Josiaz “JoJo” Aragon, attended school with the suspect last year. Over the summer, the two had been discussing the sale of a firearm.
The police officer was expected to survive after being shot in the neck
Josiaz “JoJo” Aragon was killed while meeting another teenager to buy a firearm, police say.
(Metro Denver Crime Stoppers)
The two were in the middle of that transaction on August 8 when the suspect allegedly assaulted, robbed and killed Aragon.
A decision has not yet been made on whether to charge the teenager as an adult or a juvenile. Police say they are investigating whether other people were involved in the crime, but so far there is no evidence to support that theory.
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An autopsy performed by the Denver medical examiner’s office revealed that Aragon died of “multiple blunt force injuries with a single gunshot wound,” KDVR reported.
