Woman found dead in condo
Ex-husband sought by police; neighbors heard commotion
Myung Oak Kim, Rocky Mountain News
Monday, December 25, 2006
Police are looking for the ex-husband of a Commerce City woman who was found dead in her home Sunday morning.
The 30-year-old woman was pronounced dead around noon Sunday in her condo on Belle Creek Boulevard in the Belle Creek subdivision at 107th Avenue and U.S. 85, said Commerce City Detective Mike Saunders. Her identity will be released today, Saunders said.
Police said they believe Albert Gallegos may have been involved in the slaying. The woman's children were not home at the time.
Police said they believe the woman was killed Sunday morning. Neighbors said they heard a commotion and the sound of breaking glass around 10 a.m., Saunders said.
A relative found the woman's body and called 911 shortly before noon, he said.
Saunders said the woman suffered a traumatic injury but would not specify the cause of death pending the results of an autopsy, which is expected to take place Tuesday.
He did not believe a gun was used in the slaying.
The woman had a restraining order against Gallegos, Saunders said. The 32-year-old man is from the Denver area and was last seen driving a two-door green 1996 Pontiac Grand Am with Colorado license plate 876-MYM.
He is described as Hispanic, 5-foot-8, 150 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information on Gallegos' whereabouts is asked to call the Commerce City Police Department at 303-227-8840.
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