Deadly Shooting Suspect Charged With First-Degree Murder

ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)- The district attorney in Adams County has filed first-degree murder charges against a man accused of shooting and killing another man on Christmas Eve.

Anthony Gerald Wernsman has been arrested in the deadly shooting of John Dunnigan on Thursday.

Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 call at a home at 2780 W. 56th Avenue in unincorporated Adams County where they found Dunnigan, 42, with multiple gunshot wounds. Dunnigan died at Denver Health Medical Center.

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Wernsman, 23, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder after deliberation, one count of first-degree felony murder and one count of first-degree burglary with intent to commit assault.

Wernsman, of Aurora, was advised of the charges Wednesday in Adams County District Court. He remains in custody without bond. He is scheduled to appear in court on March 18 for a preliminary hearing.