The La Junta Police Department is investigating separate homicides that took place on Thursday and Sunday with one suspect "armed and dangerous," according to a department news release.

On Sunday night, LJPD officers responded to the 100 block of Carson Avenue with reports of shots fired. The release stated a victim was found with a gunshot wound and was transferred to a metro area hospital.

Investigators have identified Chezarary Chavez, 40, as a suspect and he is considered armed and dangerous, police said. He has a felony warrant for his arrest and his location is unknown.

Meanwhile, the Colorado Bureau of Investigations and LJPD are investigating a shooting that occurred around noon on Thursday in the 500 block of Bradish Avenue. Arriving officers found one male with life-threatenin

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