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Man arrested in fatal stabbing in Aurora, police say

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AURORA, Colo. — A man has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of another man in Aurora on Monday, police said.

Craig James Kilgore, 26, was in custody Tuesday on a first-degree murder charge, police said.

Officers responded about 4:40 p.m. Monday to the 1600 block of South Mobile Street, where they found one man suffering from apparent knife wounds, a news release said. The man was taken to a hospital, where he died. He was identified Wednesday as 31-year-old Jose Maria Romero.

Police did not yet know what led up to the stabbing. Homicide detectives are still investigating the case.

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