DENVER — Authorities in Nebraska arrested a Denver murder suspect following a pursuit Sunday morning. His feminine passenger later died after a medical emergency.
Augustine Vega, 36, of Colorado Springs, and his feminine passenger have been each non-responsive when approached by disaster negotiators and troopers after they refused to exit the automotive that was caught in a ditch, in accordance with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP).
They have been administered Narcan, and the passenger was pronounced deceased at a hospital. Vega was airlifted to a Kearney, Nebraska hospital. His situation shouldn’t be recognized.
The NSP initiated the pursuit round 9:30 a.m. after a trooper noticed Vega’s car on Interstate 80 in Dawson County, Nebraska. After a 25-minute chase, cease sticks have been used, bringing the SUV to a cease within the ditch.
Vega is needed in reference to a murder Saturday night time in Denver.
One individual was killed after a taking pictures within the 2900 block of S. Vine Road, close to S. College Boulevard and E. Yale Avenue.
Denver police stated the suspect and sufferer have been recognized to one another. The circumstances surrounding the murder stay underneath investigation.
The NSP stated no regulation enforcement officers discharged their weapons throughout this incident. A gun was additionally recovered from Vega’s SUV, troopers stated.
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