{"id":1072,"date":"2026-05-18T12:33:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=1072"},"modified":"2026-05-18T12:33:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:33:27","slug":"aurora-man-faces-murder-charges-in-death-of-4-year-old-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=1072","title":{"rendered":"Aurora man faces murder charges in death of 4-year-old boy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>AURORA<\/strong> | A 24-year-old man faces first-degree murder charges after police accused him of killing a 4-year-old boy during some kind of physical altercation inside an east central Aurora apartment.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Martinez-Armstrong is being held at the Arapahoe County jail, currently without bond.<\/p>\n<p>Police and rescuers were called about 10 p.m. Saturday to an apartment in the 14100 block of East Tennessee Avenue after receiving a report of a child who was unconscious and not breathing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen officers arrived at the scene, Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics were performing life-saving actions on the boy,\u201d Aurora police spokesperson Joe Moylan said in a statement. \u201cResponding officers observed the boy had significant injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The boy was taken to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries, Moylan said.<\/p>\n<p>A preliminary investigation at the apartment prompted police to arrest Martinez-Armstrong, police said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMartinez-Armstrong acknowledged striking the boy,\u201d Moylan said.<\/p>\n<p>Martinez-Armstrong is scheduled for his first court appearance Monday at 9:30 a.m. at an Arapahoe County court.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Police said anyone with information can call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. 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