LA Junta Tribune
Police have arrested two Garden City, Kansas, residents following the killing of a 49-year-old man in La Junta’s Morningside Heights neighborhood.
Matthew Perez, 38, faces first-degree murder charges in connection with the death of Ernesto Apodaca in La Junta on May 14. Nikki Olivas, 32, faces charges of being an accessory to the homicide.
Apodaca was sitting inside his vehicle outside of his apartment in the 600 block of Sunrise Avenue around 6:30 p.m. Friday when he was shot.
Perez and Apodaca are believed to have been acquainted with one another, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. However, circumstances surrounding their relationship and the homicide are part of an active investigation.
2 arrested in connection with homicide in La Junta
CBI
and last updated 2021-05-19 12:39:24-04
LA JUNTA, Colo. â Two people were arrested in connection with the May 14 homicide of a La Junta man.
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation announced Tuesday that the two suspects, 38-year-old Matthew Perez and 32-year-old Nikki Olivas, both of Garden City, Kansas, were arrested.
Perez faces a first-degree murder charge and Olivas faces charges of accessory to first-degree murder.
The charges stem from the homicide of Ernesto Apodaca, 48. He was found shot inside his car Friday evening in front of his apartment building along the 600 block of Sunrise Avenue in the Morningside Heights neighborhood, CBI said.
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