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4 Charged With Murder In Connection With Wheat Ridge Homicide

Four people are accused of murdering 23-year-old Ervin Spahitch in 2019.

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From left: Marissa Lawrence, Jonathan Montoya, Jalen Wilson and Christian Salas have each been charged with first-degree murder, the 1st Judicial District Attorney's office said.
From left: Marissa Lawrence, Jonathan Montoya, Jalen Wilson and Christian Salas have each been charged with first-degree murder, the 1st Judicial District Attorney's office said. (Images via Wheat Ridge Police Department)

GOLDEN, CO — Four people have been charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of 23-year-old Ervin Spahitch, who was killed Jan. 26, 2019, in Wheat Ridge.

Marissa Lawrence, 20; Jonathan Joseph Montoya, 18; Jalen Isiah Wilson, 17; and Christian Salas, 18, have each been charged with first-degree murder. Lawrence remains at large, Wheat Ridge police said.

Montoya, Wilson and Salas were juveniles at the time of the murder; however they are being charged as adults, the 1st Judicial District Attorney's office said.

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Police officers were called to the 3200 block of Gray Street in Wheat Ridge, where they found Spahitch, bleeding, slumped over in a Toyota Prius, according to the Wheat Ridge Police Department. He was pronounced dead soon after.

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Salas, Montoya and Wilson are being held without bond. Their next scheduled court date is set for Feb. 12.

A warrant has been issued for Lawrence's arrest. Anyone with information is asked to call Wheat Ridge police at 303-235-2903.

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