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Suspect In Blue Sky Motel Murder Arrested, Identified As Julian Rivera

LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)- Police in Lakewood have identified the suspect who they say shot and killed a man in a motel early on Tuesday morning. Castle Rock police arrested Julian Joel Rivera later that same night.

The shooting happened about 2:45 a.m. Tuesday at the Blue Sky Motel on West Colfax Avenue.

Julian Rivera
Julian Rivera (credit: Lakewood Police)

When officers arrived, they found a 29-year-old Hispanic man who had been shot. He eventually died of his injuries. He has been identified as Geronimo Alvarado.

Lakewood Deadly Shooting
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On Tuesday evening, Rivera, 34, was located by law enforcement and taken into custody in Castle Rock. He remains in custody at the Jefferson County Jail on suspicion of first-degree murder.

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