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Colorado Prosecutors Charge 11-Year-Old With First-Degree Murder in Death of 5-Year-Old Brother

Juvenile-court confidentiality has kept the cause of death plus most case specifics from public release.

Overview

  • The 18th Judicial District announced the charge on March 17, adding an aggravated juvenile offender sentence enhancer.
  • Deputies found the 5-year-old dead on March 10 at a home on the 5200 block of South Jericho Street in Centennial.
  • Investigators identified the 11-year-old brother as the suspect that day, took him into custody, and booked him at the Marvin W. Foote Youth Services Center, where he remains detained.
  • Evidence collection continued with drones, a K-9, and a grid search in and around the home.
  • Officials have limited disclosures because the case is in juvenile court, and the coroner is withholding information out of respect for the family, as the victim’s school provides mental-health support to students and staff.