Overview
- The Arapahoe County coroner identified the victim as 5-year-old Elias Reliford and ruled his death a homicide.
- Investigators named his 11-year-old brother as the suspect and prosecutors filed a first-degree murder charge.
- The child is being held at the Marvin W. Foote Youth Services Center as the case moves forward in juvenile court.
- Officials have not disclosed how Elias died, and a great-aunt says the killing happened while he napped after school.
- Legal analysts say charging an 11-year-old with first-degree murder is exceptionally rare and will test questions of intent and competency.