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23-year-old woman charged with murder in Denver shooting

Frances Martinez
Posted at 4:03 PM, Sep 28, 2020
and last updated 2020-09-28 18:03:50-04

DENVER — A 23-year-old woman has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a man in Denver earlier this month, prosecutors said.

Francise Martinez is accused of killing Jose Ramirez Piedra, 24, early on the morning of Sept. 18.

Officers had responded to a shooting in the 4000 block of Quebec Street, where they found Piedra in the parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds. Piedra was taken to a hospital, where he died.

More information about the shooting has not been released.