A man was shot in the shoulder following an attempted vehicle
theft in Littleton.
At 12:30 a.m. Jan. 6, Littleton police officers responded to the
scene of a shooting in the 6400 block of S. Crocker Street.
Further investigation revealed that the victim, a 38-year-old
Littleton resident, confronted two males attempting to steal the
stereo out of his vehicle.
The suspects fled the scene, then returned a few minutes later,
firing several shots from a handgun at the victim.
The victim was struck one time in the shoulder.
He was taken to the hospital, where the bullet was removed.
A Littleton police officer spotted the suspects’ vehicle a few
blocks from the scene, and the two suspects were arrested.
The passenger was identified as 28-year-old Lincoln Joshua
Lucero. Lucero has been booked into the Arapahoe County Jail on a
variety of charges that include attempted murder and assault.
The driver was a juvenile and was incarcerated at a juvenile
facility.
