Colorado State Patrol announced the arrests of two suspects in road range shootings that took place on E-470 in early July.
The two incidents — taking place on July 6 and July 8, respectively — each involved the suspects shooting at the victims after engaging in road rage, according to a news release from Colorado State Patrol.
The first incident occurred on July 6 when a driver on his way to drop a family member off at Denver International Airport tried to merge on to E-470 from Smoky Hill Road, but a black BMW SUV refused to move over, authorities said.
As the standoff ensued, the driver of the BMW shot at the victim’s vehicle before leaving the scene, according to the release. Police were able to identify the BMW and arrest its driver — Benjamin Roberts, 34 — on Thursday.
The second incident took place two days later on July 8 when police responded to a 911 call for shots fired on E-470, authorities said. The victim reported that he had engaged in road rage with the driver of a gray RAM pickup truck and that person had pulled out a gun and shot at him.
Police found and stopped the truck the following day, and the driver — Kip Boyer, 47 — admitted to the incident from the day before and was arrested, police said. Investigators found a gun in his truck.
Both vehicles were seized by troopers.
Both suspects were booked into the Arapahoe County Jail on first-degree assault charges.
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