Aurora police found the body under an overpass crossing Toll Gate Creek near Potomac Street and Potomac Circle on April 1, according to a news release.

Officers first learned about the body when they responded to a fight near I-225 and Sixth Avenue, according to the release. The people involved in the fight told officers there were human remains under a nearby overpass north of the intersection.

The remains belong to an unidentified Black man in his 30s who was about 5-foot-5 and about 140 pounds, according to the Arapahoe County coroner’s office.

The man had short, curly black hair and was wearing a brown leather jacket, a fluorescent green sweatshirt, a gray-and-black hooded shirt, black sweatpants, camouflage shorts and light brown boots.

Police said the remains may belong to a man named Ben who frequented the East Colfax Avenue and I-225 corridors before his death. Aurora homicide detectives and the coroner’s office have not been able to positively ID the man, and no ID was found with the body.

It’s not clear how the man died.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office at 720-874-3625 or Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

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Christopher Campos-Anguiano was arrested on suspicion of five counts of attempted second-degree murder and first-degree assault after police say he opened fire on a vehicle in the 15800 block of East 17th Place, injuring two adults and one child.

Aurora police responded to the area after one of the victims, a 34-year-old man, called 911 and said he had been shot.

The man was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was still hospitalized and listed in good condition as of Monday night, according to HCA HealthONE Aurora officials.

A 34-year-old woman was driving when the same bullet struck her in the side, and a 12-year-old girl was hit by projectiles during the shooting, police said. Both were discharged from the hospital. Two other children in the car were not injured.

Victims and witnesses gave differing accounts of what happened before the shooting, according to the arrest affidavit.

The woman and one of the juveniles told police they were at the park so the juvenile could meet up with someone. When the juvenile saw Campos-Anguiano had a gun, alcohol and marijuana, they became uncomfortable and decided to leave, which the victims said is when Campos-Anguiano followed and shot at them.

But a witness who was in the car with Campos-Anguiano told police they were at the park to buy alcohol from the victims, and after the victims handed over the bottles, Campos-Anguiano sped away before they were paid and the victims followed in their car.

Campos-Anguiano is in custody at the Arapahoe County Detention Center on a $250,000 bail and is set to appear in court Thursday.

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The 20-year-old woman, who was driving the car, ran a red light at the intersection of Central Park Boulevard and Montview Boulevard at about 3:47 a.m., according to a news release from the Aurora Police Department.

After running the light, she drove off the left side of the road, spun out and struck a traffic control signal box head-on, police said in the release. The crash temporarily knocked out power to the traffic lights at the intersection.

Other drivers stopped to help and pulled the woman and her passenger, a 21-year-old man, from the crashed car, police said.

The man died from his injuries at the scene of the crash, police said. Paramedics took the woman to the hospital with “serious” injuries.

Police believe speed and alcohol were factors in the crash but said investigators are waiting on the results of the woman’s blood test.

This is Aurora’s ninth fatal crash of 2025, police said.

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Two other children were also in the back seat of the car but were not injured in the shooting, according to a news release from the Aurora Police Department.

Investigators believe the shooting stemmed from a sales meetup gone wrong, where the 18-year-old suspect took the items without paying and fled, the release stated.

The family was following the suspect, identified by police as Christopher Campos-Anguiano, in their car when his vehicle pulled up next to them and someone opened fire, striking a man, a woman and a 12-year-old girl, police said in the release.

The shooting happened just after 7:20 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Airport Boulevard and Colfax Avenue.

As of Sunday morning, the woman and girl had been released from the hospital, but the man’s status was unknown, Aurora police spokesperson Matthew Longshore said. Police said he “sustained serious injuries” in the shooting.

Campos-Anguiano was arrested on suspicion of five counts of second-degree attempted murder, according to the news release.

As of Sunday, he had not officially been charged and no court date had been scheduled.

The case remains under investigation as detectives determine whether other people involved in the incident will be arrested, according to the release. It’s unclear how many additional individuals were involved or what their roles were.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

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Updated 5:16 p.m. April 14, 2025: This article was updated to correct the secondary headline, which misstated the charges the suspect was arrested on. Christopher Campos-Anguiano was arrested on five counts of attempted second-degree murder.

Ralph Edward Bledsoe, 68, of Florissant was arrested Tuesday after traveling from Canada to an Aurora hotel where he planned to have sexual contact with a minor, police wrote in a social media post.

Bledsoe allegedly sent gifts that included lingerie and sex toys ahead of the meeting.

He has been charged with internet luring of a child and internet sexual exploitation of a child, according to court records, though Lt. Seth Robertson said in the post that police are still investigating whether Bledsoe’s job allowed him to abuse minors in other jurisdictions before he was caught.

“His arrest does not mean this investigation is over,” Robertson said. “Our detectives are working diligently with local, state and federal partners throughout the country to try to identify additional victims and to ensure they receive the justice they deserve.”

Gregory Thomas Daniels, 39, of Aurora was also arrested April 2 after arranging to meet and have sexual contact with a child. He has been charged with internet luring of a child and resisting arrest.

Both men were being held at the Arapahoe County Detention Facility as of Saturday.

Aurora police conducted the sting operation with the help of the Department of Homeland Security, Boulder County District Attorney’s Office and Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

Anyone with information about Bledsoe’s travels or crimes committed by either man is encouraged to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers online or at 720-913-7867.

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Stanley Daves and the victim were inside a car together on Friday when they began arguing and Daves shot the woman, according to a news release from the Aurora Police Department. She died from her injuries Saturday morning.

The woman will be identified by the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office.

Officers responded to reports of a shooting in a parking lot in the 600 block of North Peoria Street, just north of Del Mar Park, at about 5:15 p.m. Friday, police said.

When the officers arrived, they found the woman who had been shot on the ground of the parking lot and Daves inside the car with a gun, police said.

Paramedics took the woman to the hospital, where she later died from her injuries, police said Saturday.

Daves is scheduled to appear in court Monday morning for an advisement hearing, according to court records.

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Michael Graham-Hyde hit a man and his dog, who were walking on the sidewalk, when he lost control while driving an SUV at a high speed traveling westbound on East Wesley Drive around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, according to a news release from Aurora Police Department. The dog was killed instantly and the man was taken to a hospital where he later died.

Graham-Hyde turned himself in in the early hours of Friday morning after fleeing the scene at the time of the crash, according to the release. He was charged with careless driving resulting in death and leaving the scene of an accident involving injury.

Drugs and alcohol are not believed to be a factor and Graham-Hyde is cooperating with the investigation, according to the release. The Arapahoe County Coroner will identify the man who was killed.

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The building was evacuated and after-school activities canceled when police received the report, the Aurora Police Department said in a post on X at 4:41 p.m.

There’s no immediate threat to students or staff, and K9 officers are searching the building, the agency said.

This is a developing story and may be updated.

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The suspects, all Colombian nationals, each were charged with criminal attempt to commit second-degree burglary and conspiracy to commit second-degree burglary,but the charges still could be changed or modified, Eric Ross, spokesperson for the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s office, said.

They are being held in an Immigrant and Customs Enforcement detention facility.

The suspects are accused of robbing 21 Aurora homes by placing cameras around victims’ houses and trackers in their cars, following and watching them, and then using WiFi signal jamming technology to bypass alarm systems, according to Joe Moylan, Aurora police spokesperson.

The Aurora Police Department led an operation with Douglas and Arapahoe counties to arrest the crew March 27, where they served search and arrest warrants in central Aurora in the 1400 block of Fairplay Street and the 1400 block of Altura Boulevard. Officials said that during the investigation, they recovered stolen weapons, including handguns and rifles, as well as cash, jewelry, high-priced clothing and accessories.

The burglaries are still under investigation, and anyone with information about the incidents can contact Metro Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

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The suspects, all identified as Colombian nationals, were part of a “highly sophisticated crew” that over the last year surveilled potential victims and used WiFi jammers to bypass home alarm systems, the Aurora Police Department said in a social media post.

The suspects targeted their victims by following and watching them, putting trackers on their vehicles and placing cameras around their homes to see when they would leave, said Joe Moylan, Aurora police spokesman.

“The suspects went to the great lengths… to ensure they were burglarizing homes when no one was home,” Moylan said in an email.

Moylan said the suspects are in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, though he does expect state charges to be filed by the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.

The suspects were arrested on felony charges of attempted second-degree burglary or conspiracy to commit second-degree burglary, according to the post.

The Aurora Police Department led the multi-agency operation to arrest the crew on Thursday. Police and officials from the Arapahoe and Douglas county sheriff’s offices served search and arrest warrants in central Aurora in the 1400 block of Fairplay Street and the 1400 block of Altura Boulevard.

During the operation, officials said they recovered stolen weapons, including handguns and rifles, as well as cash, jewelry, high-priced clothing and accessories.

The investigation also involved the Department of Homeland Security and the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office’s Organized Crime Unit.

The burglaries are still under investigation, and people can contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867 with any information.

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