Aurora Police say murder victim killed over a gaming console

AURORA, Colo. — Aurora Police (APD) now mentioned 38-year-old Andy Billinger was murdered final week by an individual to whom he was attempting to promote a gaming console.

“He was shot and received killed over a gaming console,” mentioned agent Matt Longshore of the APD. 

It occurred final Tuesday night time, proper round 6:30 p.m. Police mentioned Billinger met an individual on-line and organized to promote him a gaming console. They agreed to satisfy within the McDonald’s car parking zone on South Parker Street. As soon as there, based on police, the suspect shot and killed Billinger.

“The suspect took it upon himself to not conduct the transaction,” mentioned agent Longshore.

MJ Holton, Billinger’s longtime live-in girlfriend, mentioned Billinger delivered meals for a residing and bought varied gadgets on-line on occasion to assist help his mom.

“He was simply attempting to work, care for his household,” Holton mentioned. “Andy was tremendous type, he would assist anyone out. He was such a humorous, delicate man. He felt so deeply.”

Aurora police mentioned the investigation is progressing – detectives are actually within the strategy of going over surveillance from the world – and so they’re hoping to make an arrest within the close to future.  

In mild of the tragedy, APD is as soon as once more urging folks to make use of the town’s designated “secure alternate zones” to conduct on-line transactions, particularly for high-dollar gadgets.

The zones are situated on the police division’s district three on East Arapahoe Street and at police headquarters.

Denver Police have the same program, having designated “secure commerce zones” at six district stations.

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