DENVER (KDVR) — The Greenwood Village Police Department is asking the public for help finding a suspect wanted for first-degree murder.

On Thursday, GVPD said someone was murdered in a parking lot located at 5910 S. University Blvd.

Police identified the suspect as 39-year-old Justin Kyle Kautz.

He is described as a white man, 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds. He has brown eyes, closely cropped hair and a goatee.

The Greenwood Village Police Department is asking the public for help finding a suspect, identified as 39-year-old Justin Kyle Kautz, who is wanted for first-degree murder. (Photo courtesy: Greenwood Village Police Department)
The Greenwood Village Police Department is asking the public for help finding a suspect, identified as 39-year-old Justin Kyle Kautz, who is wanted for first-degree murder. (Photo courtesy: Greenwood Village Police Department)
The Greenwood Village Police Department is asking the public for help finding a suspect, identified as 39-year-old Justin Kyle Kautz, who is wanted for first-degree murder. (Photo courtesy: Greenwood Village Police Department)

Police said he is considered dangerous and was last seen driving a 2008 black Chevrolet Impala LTZ.

“A possible reward may be available for actionable information that leads to Justin Kautz’s arrest,” a Saturday press release from GVPD read.

If Kautz is seen, police ask that you call 911 before calling the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers.

If you know his whereabouts or any information about the case, police ask that you call the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers or local authorities.

Greenwood Village PD also reported a shoplifting incident in the same shopping center Thursday afternoon at 4:25 p.m. The suspects were seen sitting in a car and when police approached the car was driven away. Multiple other vehicles were hit, according to GVPD. Eventually, one of the two suspects was taken into custody.