LAKEWOOD, Colo. — A man is facing murder charges after another man was fatally stabbed in Lakewood Saturday, according to the Lakewood Police Department.
Police said just before 7 a.m. Saturday, they were called to a home on West Jewell Circle, which is in the area of Jewell Avenue and Utah Avenue. The caller reported that their roommate had fainted, according to police. The victim, 20-year-old Rodrigo Villa-Espinoza of Lakewood, was taken to the hospital, where he died.
Police found that Espinoza had been stabbed in the upper torso with a blunt object. After speaking with the other residents of the home, they arrested a suspect, 22-year-old Kevin Pineda-Silva of Lakewood.
Pineda-Silva was jailed on charges of first-degree murder and first-degree assault.
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