DENVER (KDVR) — Both men accused of killing a Wheat Ridge jewelry shop owner during a robbery have been sentenced "to lengthy prison terms" in the case, according to prosecutors.

On Nov. 29, 2023, Peter Damian Arguello was kidnapped, assaulted and fatally shot by Charles Shay, 41.

Surveillance video of the crime scene showed Shay pulling a gun on Arguello inside Peter Damian Fine Jewelry and Antiques and trying to handcuff him, but when Arguello resisted, Shay shot him three times, according to an arrest affidavit.

Shay was found guilty in August of 10 counts connected to the small business owner's death, including first-degree murder, and was determined by Colorado courts to be a "habitual criminal," based on six prior felony convictions. On Sept. 10, he was sentenced to life in prison

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