Colorado Springs police arrest suspect in murder at Windmill Apartments
Colorado Springs police have arrested a 20-year-old man suspected of murder after a fatal shooting that happened earlier this month outside an apartment complex.
Police released an update last week saying investigators got an arrest warrant for Savino Benjamin Anceno for murder, and they needed the public’s help finding him. Friday, Anceno was taken into custody on the murder charge.
On Dec. 8, 32-year-old Nicholas G. Romero was found dead after gunshots were reported in the area. We don’t know what led to the shooting or if Romero and Anceno knew each other beforehand.
Anceno is the second suspect in this case after 22-year-old Saphire Nicks was arrested on Dec. 18.
CSPD is still asking for any witnesses with information to call investigators at 719-444-7000.
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Colorado Springs police released the identity of the man killed Saturday outside an apartment in the southeast side of town.
According to the El Paso County Coroner’s Office, 32-year-old Nicholas G. Romero was killed after a shooting at the Windmill Apartments.
Police went to the apartment complex at about 3 a.m. Saturday and found Romero dead.
CSPD hasn’t given any information about what happened before the shooting, and we don’t yet know if investigators are looking for a suspect. Police are asking for witnesses or anyone with information to call the department at 719-444-7000.
Romero’s death is the 34th homicide in the city this year, according to CSPD. In all of 2017, there were 32 homicides in the city.
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Police responded to a reported overnight shooting at the 4000 block of Lacey Lane at Windmill Apartments. That’s in the southeast part of Colorado Springs, about a mile north of Fountain Boulevard.
When they arrived at the scene, Colorado Springs police found a man outside the complex with what appeared to be gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The death is being investigated as a homicide.
If you have any information on the shooting you’re urged to call police.
