Crime & Safety
Man Arrested In Connection With Homicide At Blue Sky Motel
Joel Rivera, 34, is accused of shooting a man to death, Lakewood police said.
LAKEWOOD, CO — A man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of 29-year-old Geronimo Alvarado in Lakewood, police said Thursday.
Julian Joel Rivera, 34, was taken into custody in Castle Rock, officials said. He faces first-degree murder charges.
Officers were called to the Blue Sky Motel, at 6205 W. Colfax Ave., at 2:43 a.m. Tuesday after the shooting was reported.
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The officers found Alvarado in the hotel with gunshot wounds, police said. He died soon after, according to the Lakewood Police Department.
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Rivera is being held at the Jefferson County Jail.
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