Editor's note on Aug. 6, 2024: This story has been updated to reflect that an arrest has been made and identifies the victims in this case.
Two people — a woman and little girl — died Monday morning in what Denver police are investigating as a double homicide.
"The victims had blunt force injuries," the Denver Police Department public information officer said.
ALERT: #DPD is conducting a death investigation in the 3200 block of N. Syracuse. The #Denver Office of the Medical Examiner will determine cause of death. If the status is this investigation changes to a homicide, we will update on this thread. pic.twitter.com/c1uYqZJtuy
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) July 29, 2024
DPD originally reported officers were conducting a death investigation in the old Stapleton neighborhood — now called Central Park — off N Syracuse Street around 7:50 a.m.
Then just before 9:15 a.m. Monday, DPD said a second person was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead. That's when Denver police declared officers were now investigating a double homicide.
Tuesday, the Denver Police Department announced it arrested Nicholas Myklebust, 44, on charges related to the death of the woman.
The victims were identified as 44-year-old Seorin Kim and 2-month-old Lesley Kim. The cause of death for Seorin was determined to be blunt force injuries and her manner of death was ruled a homicide. The cause and manner of death for Lesley Kim are pending, the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner said in a news release.
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