Denver police have arrested a man suspected of shooting and killing a Fort Carson soldier near his motel in July.

At 8:55 p.m. on Thursday, Ricky Scott, 22, was arrested in the 1600 block of West 37th Avenue, on suspicion of first-degree murder, according to a news release from the Denver Police Department.

Details about the arrests and possible motivation behind the shooting were not released.

On July 23, Anthony Silva, 25, was found shot to death at the north end of the 3800 block of Paris Street, near the Motel 6 where he was staying. Silva was last seen walking his dog and cat near the motel the evening before, but police do not think the animals were with him when he was shot.

Silva, a specialist stationed at Fort Carson, was planning to meet his father, Dave, at the hotel the following morning so they could drive together to Silva's hometown of Columbia, Ill.

Silva, part of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, completed a tour in South Korea before re-enlisting in hopes of being deployed to Afghanistan, but a back injury prevented him from being deployed. He would have been medically discharged in August.