A Colorado jury has convicted Charles Robinson Shay of murdering jewelry store owner Peter Damian Arguello during a robbery in Wheat Ridge on November 29, 2023, according to CBS Colorado.
Police were called to the 7200 block of West 38th Avenue shortly after 11 a.m. that day following reports of gunfire. Witnesses said Arguello was killed in the parking lot behind his store, Peter Damian Fine Jewelry & Antiques.
Shay was convicted on 11 charges, including first-degree murder, second-degree murder, second-degree kidnapping, aggravated robbery, second-degree motor vehicle theft, second-degree arson, tampering with physical evidence, second-degree burglary, and a habitual criminal sentence enhancer.
Under Colorado law, a first-degree murder conviction results in a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole. Shay is scheduled for sentencing on September 10.
A second suspect, Michael McCormack, is set to go on trial August 22 in connection with the shooting and robbery.
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