DENVER — A Denver jury on Tuesday convicted a man of first-degree murder in connection with a woman's death in March 2024.
According to the Denver Police Department, officers responded to the 2700 block of W. Iliff Avenue shortly after 7:30 p.m. on March 2, 2024, after receiving a report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found an injured woman, who was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner identified her on March 6 as Desiree Terrazas, 39. Her cause of death was listed as a gunshot wound, and the manner of death was listed as a homicide.
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James Sanchez was arrested on March 7, 2024, in connection with Terrazas's death. On Tuesday, the Denver District Attorney's Office announced he was convicted of first-degree murder.
A jury today convicted James Sanchez of first-degree murder. On March 2, 2024, Sanchez shot and killed 39 year-old Desiree Terrazas in the 2700 block of west Iliff Avenue. Sanchez faces life in prison without the possibility of parole when he's sentenced on September 2.
— Denver DA's Office (@DenverDAsOffice) July 1, 2025
Sanchez will be sentenced on September 2, and he faces life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to the DA's office.
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