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Services set for slain Atchison man

By Brian Hagen

05/01/2018

Marcus Denton/Credit: Facebook

(KAIR)--Funeral services are set for the former Atchison resident who was shot to death in Colorado.

According to the obituary from Atchison's Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home for Marcus Denton, the 20-year-old will be laid to rest Saturday at Atchison's Oak Hill Cemetery. That will follow services Saturday morning at 11:00 at the Shiloh Baptist Church, in Atchison.

Denton was one of two who were killed in a shooting on the night of April 21 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

According to The Denver Post, Denton and 21-year-old Serena Lee Garcia, of Parker, Colorado, were found dead in a car in Colorado Springs. Both had gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene.

According to Fox21 News, two 19-year-old men are in custody in connection with the case.

Nashid Rivers and Marquis Hazard both face charges of first-degree murder.

According to Denton's girlfriend, Lauren Pierce, of Atchison, Denton was living in Colorado Springs at the time of his death.

His survivors include his parents, Mark and Olivia Denton, along with his grandparents, John and Barb Oliver, and two brothers and a sister.

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