COPS ARREST TEEN SUSPECT IN BOULDER'S HALLOWEEN SLAYING

UPDATE

Boulder police arrested a suspected gunman in a fatal shooting at a Halloween night house party that claimed the life of a University of Colorado student and injured another.

Omar Perez, 18, of Thornton, was booked into the Boulder County Jail on Monday. Perez is not a student at the university. Police withheld his mugshot.

Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfearn said: "Good community tips led to the suspect’s identity within 24 hours and then we coordinated with our partners at Thornton Police, Westminster Police and the Adams County Sheriff’s Office to safely take him into custody.”

The suspect was charged with murder in the first degree-extreme indifference, assault in the first degree-extreme indifference and attempted murder in the first degree-extreme indifference.
The Boulder Daily Camera first reported the arrest.

"Though additional charges are possible for other individuals involved in this incident, detectives believe this suspect is the only shooter," police said.

The shooting that occurred at 11:28 p.m. Saturday in the 700-block of Marine Street. Police had been at the address earlier in the evening and cited the residents for holding a "nuisance party." The gunfire erupted after the party broke up. A neighbor reported hearing three shots.
Police said: "The families of the two victims are requesting privacy and do not wish to speak to the media." The victims are both males, aged 19. The injured student remained in hospital on Monday. According to jail records, Perez stands 5-foot-10, weighs 141 pounds and has brown eyes and brown hair.