A woman was beaten to death in Aurora on Thursday morning near East Colfax Avenue and Emporia Street.
Officers were called to the area about 6 a.m. on a report of an assault, police said in a news release.
“Upon officers arrival to the area they discovered a female laying on the ground with serious injuries,” police said. The woman was taken to a hospital, where she died.
The victim was identified Friday as 57-year-old Helene Michelle Brooks, according to the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office. Brooks died of “blunt force injuries” and the manner of her death is a homicide.
Police have not released information on a suspect in the case.
“At this early time in the investigation, the facts and circumstances that led up to the death, to include suspect information, are still being determined,” police said.
