DENVER — The Denver Police Department (DPD) said a 49-year-old man is in custody in connection with a homicide investigation where a woman was found dead Saturday morning.
According to DPD's Twitter, they arrived at the 5000 block of West Colfax Avenue around 1:25 a.m. Police said they found a woman stabbed to death and believe the case was domestic violence-related.
The Denver Medical Examiner's Office identified the woman killed as 54-year-old Dina Casias.
DPD said 49-year-old Israel Casarez was arrested for the stabbing. Casarez is being held for investigation of first-degree murder.
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From there, an awards committee reviews the information provided and, if the information leads to an arrest, the tipster will be notified. Rewards can be collected using the code numbers received when the tip was originally submitted.
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