PUEBLO, Colo. (KOAA) — The Pueblo Police Department announced Friday that its office had arrested a suspect in a homicide that occurred at the end of 2023.
Police say Adrian Pacheco, 33, was arrested for a first-degree murder charge for the alleged shooting death of Daniel Smith on December 31, 2023.
HOMICIDE UPDATE
— Pueblo Police Department (@PuebloPolice1) March 13, 2026
The Pueblo Police Department has arrested Adrian Pacheco , 33, for First Degree Murder in the shooting death of Daniel Smith on Dec 31, 2023. pic.twitter.com/gNeN2vBXd5
The shooting occurred around 12:45 a.m. on New Year's Eve along East 14th Street on Pueblo's east side.
Daniel Ernesto Smith was taken to a local hospital at the time of the shooting and later died from his injuries.
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News5 is working to learn the court details in Pacheco's case and will update this article as more information is shared.
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