Man charged with murder in fatal Aurora parking lot shooting

A man charged with murder in Aurora is accused of leaving the scene of a fight to get a gun and shooting the victim six times according to court documents Marcus Marcelles McCray faces three felony charges one count of first-degree murder and two counts of possession of a weapon by a previous offender Adams County court records show McCray was arrested on Nov nearly a month after the fatal shooting in a northwest Aurora parking lot according to court records Aurora officers responded to the shooting in the block of North Macon Street shortly after p m on Oct according to McCray s arrest affidavit When officers arrived they ascertained -year-old Stanley Barge had been shot multiple times police wrote in the document Paramedics took Barge to the hospital where he died less than two hours later Spent shell casings and a black handgun were uncovered at the scene next to clothing bags and a shopping cart police noted The woman who called notified Aurora investigators that she was Barge s friend and that the two of them were loading the man s belongings into her car when McCray approached them in the parking lot according to the affidavit Both men began to fight which was captured on video by a precaution guard working in the area police reported in the affidavit After the initial fight McCray left the area in a car and returned minutes later with a gun observers explained police The driver stated police that he took McCray to a nearby apartment but denied seeing McCray with a gun while getting in or out of the car Related Articles Man gets life in prison for murder in Federal Heights domestic violence stabbing Colorado-based federal IT worker embezzled million for vintage toys car parts Man identified dead near Flatirons Vista Trailhead south of Boulder drowned coroner says Alexander Mountain fire suspect pleads not guilty to starting wildfire west of Loveland Train derails into river after rockslide in western Colorado The woman who called revealed McCray shot Barge twice after returning to the scene Barge punched McCray in response knocking the man to the ground She commented McCray got up and while chasing Barge around a car shot the -year-old four more times according to the arrest affidavit Barge and McCray fought over the handgun the woman notified police Barge tried to shoot back but the gun was out of bullets The driver stated police he only saw Barge holding the gun Barge fell to the ground and McCray hopped back into the car and fled the scene police commented in the affidavit A warrant was issued for his arrest two days later McCray is being held without bail according to court records He will next appear in court on Feb for a preliminary hearing Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day