PPD make arrest in seventh homicide of 2025 following shooting
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) -- Pueblo Police Department (PPD) arrested a suspect in connection with a homicide after an adult male was found in the street with a gunshot wound on July 28.
PPD says they have arrested David Michael Lucero, 18, in the death of Ian Martinez, 31.
According to the police, Lucero was charged with first-degree murder after deliberation and is in custody with a cash-only bond set $3 million.
PPD says around 9 a.m. on July 28, they responded to a possible shooting on the 600 block of E Arroyo Ave. When police arrived, they found an adult male with a gunshot wound in the street, who later passed at a local hospital due to his injuries, says police.
This marked the 7th homicide in 2025, according to PPD.
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