A couple found shot to death in a northwest Denver home Tuesday had a troubled relationship, court records indicate.
Denver police said Steven A. Romero, 44, shot Denise Fransua, 44, of Parker in the chest, then shot himself in the head inside his home at 3847 Bryant St.
The Denver Medical Examiner’s Office ruled Fransua’s death a homicide and Romero’s a suicide.
Their bodies were discovered by a relative in the rented basement apartment of the home at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Fransua received a temporary restraining order against Romero on June 28 last year, citing domestic abuse, court records show.
A permanent restraining order was granted by Douglas County Judge Frank Moschetti on Nov. 2.
A Denver police spokesman declined to discuss the couple’s relationship, other than to say they were not married and did not live together.
Records show that they shared the home Fransua owns in The Pinery in Douglas County from 2006 until last year.
Fransua holds an active state license as a chemical addiction counselor, records show.
Romero has a criminal record, but one more than 20 years old.
He was arrested in Wheat Ridge in 1987 for attempted vehicle theft, trespassing and attempted larceny. He was arrested the same year in Denver for trespassing, records show
In 1989, he was arrested on larceny charges in Denver, and in 1990 he was charged in Denver with disturbing the peace and public intoxication.
