Wednesday, January 2, 2008

DENVER: SUSPECT ARRESTED IN NEW YEARS KILLING OF 2 WOMEN

ANGELICA MARTINEZ, AGE 11



Colorado Police Arrest Suspect in Single Bullet Killing
of Woman, Girl at New Year's Eve Party
Wednesday, January 02, 2008

DENVER — A single bullet that may have been fired in celebration of the New Year ripped through the wall of a house shortly after midnight Tuesday, killing an 11-year-old girl and a woman attending a party inside, investigators said.

A 25-year-old man was later arrested at his home on investigation of two counts of first-degree murder, police spokesman Sonny Jackson said.


"It might have been an accident, which still would be illegal if someone was firing a weapon recklessly in the city," Police Chief Gerry Whitman said.

Investigators believe the weapon was a high-powered rifle, Whitman said. The shot was fired at about 12:20 a.m., and the shooter may have been a New Year's reveler celebrating the New Year, Jackson said.

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