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Homicide investigation underway in Arapahoe County after body of young Black woman found during welfare check

Deputies made the discovery on Jan. 29 at around 8 a.m. Very few details about the investigation have been released so far
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ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. — A homicide investigation is underway after the body of a young Black woman was found during a welfare check in Arapahoe County last week.

Deputies said woman’s body, identified as someone “in her 20s,” was found Thursday at around 8 a.m. “in a remote location east of Denver metro area” in unincorporated Arapahoe County.

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Denver7 reached out to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office for more information about the location where the body was found, but a spokesperson with the agency said they could not share the location as they were still searching for a possible suspect.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the county’s Investigations Tipline at (720) 874-8477.