A 19-year-old charged with fatally stabbing his uncle in a dispute over a bottle of hot sauce was acquitted earlier this year in another killing, 9NEWS Investigates has learned.

Denver prosecutors charged George Vigil with second-degree murder in Sunday’s killing at a home in the 2300 block of Federal Boulevard. That occurred after “an argument erupted between family members over the bottle of hot sauce,” according to court documents obtained by 9NEWS.

In the court documents, the trouble started after the uncle – whose identity hasn’t yet been released by the Denver coroner – asked where the hot sauce was. Vigil replied that it was in his room.

In the midst of the ensuing dispute, others at the home had to separate Vigil and his uncle, according to court documents.

After the uncle suggested something along the lines of “let’s take this outside,” a witness told police she saw Vigil “swing an arm toward” the man’s side. That witness also told police that Vigil often carried a switchblade-type knife in his pocket.

“He punched me in the head so I stabbed him,” Vigil told police, according to court documents.

This wasn’t the first time Vigil has supposedly stabbed someone.

In the documents, with sources confirming, Denver police previously arrested Vigil on Sept. 3, 2021, for the death of Timothy Gama, 54.

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