A man was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for the July 2023 fatal shooting of Miguel Antonio Chavez-Eagle, according to the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
After a four-day jury trial, Omar Nieves, 29, was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Monday, according to court documents.
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Nieves was arrested in July 2023 without bond in connection to the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Chavez-Eagle on July 14, 2023, according to a Monday news release from the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
Two women were physically fighting around 6 a.m. on the morning of July 14, at a home along East 118th Avenue in Commerce City, according to the release. Nieves and Chavez-Eagle were both present for the fight. Chavez-Eagle tried to break the two women up and Nieves shot him in the forehead, according to the district attorney. Chavez-Eagle died at the scene. Nieves fled the area and was arrested by the Commerce City Police Department on July 20, 2023, the release states.
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