COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — The death of a 23-year-old woman Thursday morning is being investigated as a homicide, according to the Commerce City Police Department.
It happened in a residential complex off Interstate 70 and N. Velasquez Boulevard.
Around 4:30 a.m. Thursday, a passer-by discovered a young woman dead on the sidewalk with apparent head trauma, Commerce City police said.
Detectives are asking the public to avoid the area if possible as they investigate.
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