DENVER (KDVR) — A robbery suspect who led Brighton police on a chase, while shooting at them is now being charged with homicide in a separate incident, the Brighton Police Department said in a press release on Monday evening.

James Benavidez, 50, was arrested after he allegedly robbed someone at a Murphy Express while armed, before leading police on a chase in a stolen vehicle. During the chase, police said that Benavidez shot at them. Officers returned fire, hitting him.

He was arrested and taken to a hospital after the pursuit.

On Monday evening, Brighton police connected Benavidez to another crime. He now faces a homicide charge from the separate incident.

On Aug. 29, the day after the police chase, around 9:15 a.m., police responded to a report of an abandoned vehicle. Officers dis

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