Pueblo Police searching suspect, person of interest in Friday night homicide

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) -- Pueblo Police responded to reports of shooting just before 7 p.m. Friday night in the 600 block of E. 3rd Street where they found a man with an apparent gunshot wound.

The victim died on scene and the Pueblo Police Crimes Against Persons detectives and Crime Scene Investigations Unit took over the homicide investigation.

Pueblo Police obtained a warrant for the arrest of 34-year-old, Raymond Benjamin Apodaca, for first-degree murder.

Police also say 32-year-old Jessica Ann Apodaca is a person of interest in the case. She is described as a Hispanic female with brown hair and eyes. She is 5’1” and 135 pounds. Apodaca has a warrant for parole violation.

The identity of the victim will be released once next of kin is notified. This is the sixth homicide in Pueblo since the start of the year.

If you have any information on this incident, you are encouraged to contact Pueblo Police dispatch at (719)
553-2502 or Detective Carly Verdugo at (719) 240-1341.