UPDATE The Aurora Police Department identified a "person of interest" in the slayings of two homeless men early Sunday. He was arrested Sunday afternoon in another jurisdiction and is being held on unrelated charges, police said Monday night. The killings are most likely connected "based on the timeline, proximity of locations, and similarities in injuries," police said. At 1:45 a.m. Sunday, police found a man suffering fatal stab wounds crumpled on the sidewalk in the 1500-block of Moline Street. Just before 6:30 a.m., police found another man near a bus stop on Peoria Street, south of East Colfax Avenue, also suffering fatal stab wounds.
"While the circumstances leading up to the fatal stabbings are not yet known - including whether the victims were specifically targeted because of their housing status - the department activated its Homeless Abatement and Relocation Team," police said. Regarding the person of interest in killings, police said: "We won’t release his identity unless he is formally arrested or charged in connection to these homicides." Police also disclosed that "investigators are actively following up on leads, including searching for and reviewing surveillance footage from the vicinity." If you have information, call the anonymous Crime Stoppers phone line at (720) 913-7867. Tipsters may be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000.
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