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Body found in storage unit identified

Posted at 3:41 PM, Apr 25, 2016
and last updated 2016-04-25 18:52:09-04

The woman found dead inside a Public Storage Facility in Colorado Springs has been identified as 30-year-old Julie Tureson.

El Paso County deputies were following up on a report of a missing person when they went to the storage facility on East Platte Avenue on Friday, April 22.

Deputies found her body in a minivan inside one of the units, officials confirmed.

The death is being investigated as a homicide.

"We would like to express our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Julie," the sheriff's office said in a press release Monday.

Investigators are questioning a person of interest in the case.

James Woo was arrested on Friday at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport while trying to board a flight to Hong Kong, said sheriff's office spokeswoman Jacqueline Kirby.

(PHOTO: James Woo)

"We would also like to thank our law enforcement partners to include the Department of Homeland Security, FBI, US State Department, Seattle Police Department, Colorado Springs Police Department, Denver Police Department and the 4th Judicial District Attorney's Office for their assistance in our investigation," officials with the sheriff's office stated.

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