A 13-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting a man whose feet were blocking the aisle on a Denver public bus has been charged as a juvenile with first-degree murder and other felonies, prosecutors announced Thursday. .
13-year-old man shot and killed on Denver bus
The Denver District Attorney’s Office is still considering whether to prosecute the boy as an adult, and the final decision will be up to a judge, said office spokesman Maro Kasparian.
A police car is seen outside the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center, home of the Colorado Supreme Court, on January 2, 2024 in Denver, Colorado. (Chet Strange/Getty Images)
His name has not been released because he is a juvenile.
Police said an investigation revealed the boy was engaged in a “verbal exchange” with a 60-year-old man on a bus in southwest Denver on Jan. 27 when he shot him. A second person also suffered minor injuries, police said.
The indictment against the boy, first reported by the Denver Post, includes two counts of first-degree murder, alleging he killed someone with extreme indifference to human life after deliberation.
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The charges include felonies of assault and endangerment on public transportation and misdemeanor possession of a firearm as a juvenile.
