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Colorado Prosecutors Charge 11-Year-Old With First-Degree Murder in Brother's Death

The case proceeds in juvenile court under strict privacy rules during an active investigation.

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FILE: Caution tape surrounds the entrance to the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center, home of the Colorado Supreme Court, on Jan. 2, 2024 in Denver.

Overview

  • The 18th Judicial District Attorney filed a first-degree murder count and an aggravated juvenile-offender enhancer on March 17.
  • Deputies responded to a Centennial home on March 10, found a 5-year-old boy dead and identified his 11-year-old brother as the suspect.
  • The older child was taken into custody and remains detained at the Marvin W. Foote Youth Services Center, authorities said.
  • Officials have not released the cause of death, identities or many case details because records in juvenile matters are not public.
  • Investigators conducted follow-up evidence searches using a drone, a K-9 and a grid pattern, while Timberline Elementary offered counseling to students and staff.