DENVER — Authorities on Wednesday recognized two murder victims discovered at a former DoubleTree lodge transformed right into a homeless shelter.
The Denver Workplace of the Medical Examiner mentioned the female and male victims — recognized as Sandra Cervantes, 43, and Dustin Nunn, 38, — had been shot to loss of life.
Cervantes died from a single gunshot wound, in keeping with the medical expert’s report. A number of gunshot wounds had been listed as Nunn’s reason for loss of life. The style of loss of life for each victims was decided to be murder.
Nunn and Cervantes had been situated in one of many shelter’s residential rooms on the former lodge, 4040 N. Quebec Road, Saturday night round 9:20 p.m.
No arrests have been made and suspect data was not out there. Police declined to launch extra particulars surrounding the investigation.
The town bought the previous DoubleTree lodge final 12 months as a part of Mayor Mike Johnston’s aim of offering some type of housing to 1,000 folks experiencing homelessness by the top of 2023.
In response to town, for the reason that starting of the 12 months, there have been 414 requires service on the tackle.
Johnston’s workplace mentioned town started rising safety on the lodge shelter on Monday, together with including extra safety guards and cameras.
The town additionally elevated police patrols across the lodge shelter and was within the course of of putting in a badging system for employees and residents to entry the positioning.
Anybody with data is requested to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.
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