A woman died Monday morning and another person is in the hospital after an overnight shooting in Denver, police said.
The Denver Police Department announced just after 10 a.m. that a woman had died of her injuries at a hospital and that they were investigating the shooting near the intersection of North Federal Boulevard and West 2nd Avenue as a homicide.
The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner in a Wednesday news release identified the woman as Cholee Martinez, 24.
Police officers found Martinez when they responded to the shooting, according to a 12:29 a.m. Monday post on X.
She was taken to the hospital by paramedics while officers remained at the scene for the investigation and to develop suspect information, the department’s post stated.
Detectives also learned another victim went to the hospital on their own. That person’s injuries are not clear, and details about their identity, including their age and gender, were not available.
Anyone with information should contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867 or file an anonymous report online.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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Editor’s note: This article was updated at 11:35 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, to include the identity of the woman who was killed.
