A man and a woman from Aurora men are charged with a murder that was committed last year.
It was December 18, 2021 at 3 a.m. when police and paramedics were dispatched to the 400 block of Clark Street for a report of a man down.
Edward Smith, 37, had been shot. He died six hours later.
Police say they later learned that Smith had meet a woman, 31-year-old Yecenia Granados, in a bar and they agreed to meet later at Smith's apartment.
They say she made a plan to rob him and enlisted the help of 37-year-old Michael James.
It's alleged two went to Smith's apartment and there was a struggle and Smith was shot.
Now, both Granados and James are charged with multiple felonies, including first-degree murder.
Aurora Police Chief Keith Cross said, in a statement, he wants to "thank the members of the community who stepped up with information and evidence."
