COMMERCE CITY, Colo — A man arrested in connection with a November homicide in Commerce City was "squatting" in a residence that was being renovated and shot the victim for no reason, according to an affidavit for his arrest from the Commerce City Police Department.
Finn Hoover faces a first-degree murder charge for the death of 37-year-old Alfredo Nunez. The shooting occurred inside a quadplex in the 7300 block of Oneida Drive in the early morning hours of Nov. 30 but was not reported until nearly 2 p.m. that day, according to the document.
A maintenance worker called 911 and noted that someone had broken into a neighboring unit where no one was supposed to be living. He said he went into the unit to do some painting and found someone on the floor wrapped in a blanket.
The worker told investigators it was not unusual to find people inside the "pre-renovated" units, so he kicked the man's foot to wake him and get him to leave. He got no response and then noticed blood on the floor, the affidavit says. He left and called 911.
When officers arrived, they were approached by a man who said he "was there and knew who shot the guy," the affidavit says.
The man said he was there when another man walked in and shot the victim. The man could not provide a name but said the shooter drove a gold sedan with no front hood. The witness said he left the residence because he was afraid he would get shot too, the affidavit says.
He described the man as thin with long curly hair and blue eyes. He said the man had a tattoo above his right eyebrow that consisted of letters. He also told police that the man had a tattoo of a rifle over a word on his chest. He said other people were sleeping in the apartment but fled after hearing the gunshot.
Another witness said he did not see the shooting but heard the shot and saw the suspect holding a gun. He said the suspect left with a woman, who he described as the suspect's girlfriend. He said it appeared that the suspect shot the victim for "no reason" and that he did not have a phone so he could not call the police, according to the affidavit.
Police interviewed another witness who told investigators the suspect and his girlfriend "squatted" in one of the units being renovated and that he helped him fix his car previously. The witness described it as a silver car missing its hood with a Texas license plate.
Investigators found a potential Facebook profile for the suspect and found photos of a man with a tattoo above an eyebrow and a rifle on his chest. They were also able to confirm that a vehicle described by witnesses was registered to him.
On Dec. 5 the vehicle was located by a Thornton officer at a 7-Eleven on Colorado Boulevard. Once they confirmed Hoover was the driver, officers initiated a traffic stop, but Hoover did not stop and crashed into a U-Haul at 84th Avenue and Pearl Street, the affidavit says.
Despite the crash, he was able to continue driving and officers eventually lost sight of him. As a result, Hoover also faces charges of vehicular eluding. After nearly a month on the run, Hoover turned himself in.
He's next due in court on Jan. 26.
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