Detectives say a 20-year-old Palmer Lake woman was fatally shot last Thursday by her ex-boyfriend, who reportedly stalked her outside her workplace hours before and threatened to kill her a week earlier, according to court documents released Wednesday.
After a 24-hour manhunt, local authorities arrested 35-year-old Jose Alfredo Romero on suspicion of killing 20-year-old Keyry Estefania Hernandez-Marroquin, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and El Paso County Coroner’s Office.
Romero allegedly shot Hernandez-Marroquin through her car window, after he sped in front of her car, cutting her off late afternoon Jan. 14 in the parking lot of a mobile trailer home park at 702 Highway 105, according to court documents.
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Dr. Leon Kelly walks through the refrigerated storage space at the El Paso County Coroner s Office.
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EL PASO COUNTY â For those working at the El Paso County Coroner s Office, there s no avoiding the harsh realities of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the staff is facing a new challenge, that the coroner says is fueled by conspiracy theories.
A sign reads “Suicide kills teens more than COVID” during the LetCOPlay protest Dec. 17 at Creekside Park, across from the office of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment in Glendale. About 70 students, parents and coaches participated in response to the postponement of high school winter sports. (Photo by Chancey Bush/The Gazette)
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Colorado Springs police continue to investigate murder of young mother
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) The Colorado Springs Police Department is investigating the death of Elena Alinj, 23, a young mother from Albania.
According to CSPD, officers arrived at 12:48 at the Sun Springs Motel off S. Nevada Ave. on Sept. 28.
At the scene, police discovered Alinj unresponsive in a motel room. She was taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries.
Detectives from the Domestic Violence/Adult Sexual Assault Unit took over the investigation and interviewed Alinj s boyfriend, who was also at the motel.
On Sept. 29, Alinj died at the hospital and on Sept. 30 the El Paso County Coroner s Office completed an autopsy. Detectives received the completed autopsy report on Dec. 7, which stated Alinj died from blunt force injuries and strangulation. The coroner s office officially ruled her death a homicide.
Witnesses told police they saw Atchison crossing against the light when she was hit. Police said they are running tests to determine if impairment was a factor in the crash.
The Coroner s Office tried to find Atchison s next of kin to notify them of her death, but the coroner s office has been unable to find relatives to contact.