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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — A man arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at a Wheat Ridge cemetery over the weekend was involved in an argument that quickly escalated as family and friends paid their respects to a victim of gun violence who died in 2022, an arrest affidavit released Monday states. Ryan Trujillo-Falcon , 22, was arrested early Sunday after reportedly shooting a man in the chest who died at a hospital hours later.Trujillo-Falcon had arrived at Crown Hill Cemetery at around 8 p.
Trujillo-Falcon told deputies that at one point, the woman pulled him by the hair and while on the ground, Trujillo-Falcon “pulled out his weapon from his waistband and struck in the head with the butt of the firearm,” arresting documents show.Once on his feet, the suspect told the victim in the shooting to stop, but the suspect told deputies that while he didn’t see the victim carrying a firearm, he shot him once after the victim started coming toward Trujillo-Falcon.
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