One person was killed and five others were injured in a series of overnight shootings across Denver and Aurora, police said.
Shots were fired near an Aurora apartment complex in the 1000 block of Cimarron Circle shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday, according to a news release from the police department.
When officers arrived, they found two women had been shot, Aurora police said in the release.
One woman died from her injuries at the scene, police said. Paramedics took the second victim, a 30-year-old woman, to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office identified the woman killed as 27-year-old Grabriela Esmeralda Marquez Avila.
Investigators believe the shooting started as a domestic violence incident and that the people involved knew each other.
Police are working to identify a suspect who left the scene of the shooting before officers arrived. As of Sunday morning, no suspects had been publicly identified and no arrests had been made.
Denver police are investigating two separate shootings that wounded four.
Three people were shot near Sixth Avenue and Knox Court in the city’s Barnum neighborhood, Denver police said Sunday in a .
All three victims are expected to survive, but no suspect information was available Sunday morning.
Another person was shot in Denver’s Union Station neighborhood, near 19th and Little Raven streets, according to a .
Information on the extent of the victim’s injuries was not available Sunday morning. No suspects have been publicly identified or arrested.
Anyone with information about the shootings is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.
Denver officers are also investigating an unrelated homicide in the 2200 block of Glenarm Place, .
Additional information, including how and when the victim died, was not available Sunday morning.
The victim will be identified by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
Updated at 1:12 p.m. on Aug. 7, 2025: This story was updated to include the identity of the woman who was killed.
