THORNTON, Colo — One man was fatally shot and another was assaulted in an incident early Monday, according to Thornton police.
The shooting occurred at about 1 a.m. in a residence at the Park 88 Apartments, 101 E. 88th Ave., according to a spokesperson for the Thornton Police Department.
Two men were taken to a hospital, one who was shot and one who had been physically assaulted, police said. The man with the gunshot wound died of his injuries.
The coroner later identified that man as 33-year-old Mathew Bennette Stevenson.
Police are investigating a motive and the circumstances that led to the shooting, and have not released suspect information.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.
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