Thornton police are investigating a woman’s death as a homicide after finding her body in a home Friday morning, department officials said.
Officers went to the at 10:30 a.m. Friday to check on a woman who had not been seen or heard from in several days, the agency said in a news release.
Officers found her body when they entered the home, department leaders said. No one else was in the home, and the woman was likely killed between 9 p.m. Wednesday and Friday morning.
Thornton police did not give any additional information about the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death but said detectives are conducting interviews and following leads to develop information in the case. The woman’s name will be released by the Adams County coroner’s office.
Anyone with information about the case can contact the Thornton Police Department tip line at 720-977-5069.
