PUEBLO, Colo. (KOAA) — One person is dead following a shooting on Monday afternoon, according to the Pueblo Police Department.
It happened around 1:15 p.m. at the Loaf N Jug on Oakshire Lane, which is located near the Highway 50 and Troy Avenue interchange on the east side of the city.
Police say a vehicle involved in the incident left the Loaf N Jug and stopped in the 1500 block of Constitution Road, which is located near Pueblo East High School.
According to police, the driver waited for officers and medical personnel to arrive because the passenger, later identified as 18-year-old Desi Ortiz, had been shot.
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Ortiz was taken to the hospital where they died from their injuries.
Police a 17-year-old boy turned himself in to the department and has been charged with first degree murder and attempted first degree murder.
Police say Pueblo East High School was on a secure perimeter as a precaution during the investigation.
This was the ninth homicide in Pueblo this year, according to police. They say that at this time last year, there were five homicides.
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