A man who was shot dead Friday night in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood has been identified.

Rickie Casias, 36, was shot at about 8 p.m. Friday in the 1400 block of Downing Street, according to the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner. He died at the scene.

His cause of death is from a gunshot wound, the coroner’s office said. His manner of death is a homicide.

Casias showed up at a home and got into an altercation with the home owner, said John White, a police spokesman. The homeowner shot Casias inside the home.

An investigation is ongoing and the home owner, who has not been identified, is being cooperative, police said. As of Monday, police were not inclined to pursue criminal charges in the case, White said.

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