A 36-year-old woman and her 46-year-old ex-husband were shot and killed inside a Broomfield home Saturday morning, according to Broomfield police.
Three boys under the age of 5 and an acquaintance of the woman were inside the home — at 2791 Calkins Place — at the time of the incident, police said.
Police are investigating the shootings as an act of domestic violence, Broomfield police Sgt. Mark Goodell said.
Goodell said police could not say whether it was a murder-suicide until they processed the crime scene, but as of Saturday afternoon, they were not looking for any suspects.
Officers believe the crime was contained inside the house.
“The neighbors do not need to be worried about someone being at large,” he said.
The Police Department received a 911 call — placed by the female victim’s acquaintance — about 11:20 a.m. Saturday for a domestic disturbance.
Police said the victims’ names would be released by the coroner’s office later this week. Jodi Samuels is listed as the owner of the house, according to Broomfield property records. Police said the female victim lived at the home, but the man did not.
Goodell said the couple’s son was home at the time; the two other kids who were present are children of the acquaintance.
Police would not say whether the acquaintance lived at the home or how he knew the victim.
The children were unhurt and are being cared for by Broomfield County Health and Human Services.
Goodell said the couple divorced within the past year. He said he could not say if police previously had responded to domestic disturbances at the home.
Court records show that Jodi Samuels and Darryl Stricklin divorced in November 2008.
Ron Bisbee, who lives across the street, said he frequently heard yelling coming from the house.
He said he saw police at the home at least once, though he never thought the fighting was so bad he needed to call police.
