Three people were charged in connection with a fatal home invasion shooting that happened last month in Thornton, the Thornton Police Department announced Monday on social media.
Thornton Police arrested three suspects on Jan. 14 after a burglary in the 9600 block of Huron Street resulted in a shooting that killed one person, according to Thornton police.
The case was presented to the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, which filed the following charges:
Vincent Rios was charged with possession with intent to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance. Leo Bonavich was charged with first-degree burglary and a crime of violence. Richard Hernandez was charged with first-degree burglary, vehicular eluding and a crime of violence.
Police responded to the situation after a 911 call came in about gunshots in the 9600 block of Huron Street around 4:30 a.m.
The caller described a “suspect vehicle. Police saw the vehicle leaving the area and started chasing it. Police stopped the vehicle by hitting it near West 56th Avenue and Federal Boulevard, just off of Interstate 76
Four people were inside the vehicle, including one man who had been fatally shot. The remaining three suspects were arrested, including one who tried to flee the scene on foot.
Officers also found a 35-year-old man near the scene of the shooting who had also been shot and was taken to the hospital, but did not have life-threatening injuries, police said.
Investigators believe the group of suspects was trying to break into a home when they were confronted by people living there, which is when the shooting happened.
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