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Colorado Springs Police arrest suspect in UCCS shooting

Posted at 3:23 PM, Aug 30, 2018
and last updated 2018-08-30 21:11:52-04

COLORADO SPRINGS – Police arrested a man suspected of shooting and killing a 19-year-old man in the parking lot of the Family Development Center at UCCS.

Police arrested 22-year-old Micahi Stacey Hughes in connection to the shooting. Officers said he has been charged with first-degree murder.

Micahi Hughes
Twenty-two-year-old Micahi Hughes was arrested in connection to a fatal shooting on Aug. 29, 2018.

The 19-year-old victim in the case, who died from a gunshot wound at the hospital, has not yet been identified. It is unknown if the victim was a UCCS student.

Police said the shooting was reported around 9:55 p.m. Wednesday night, but they have not yet said what led up to the shooting.