DENVER — A suspect in a fatal shooting Monday in downtown Denver was arrested during a traffic stop in Kansas, according to the Denver Police Department (DPD).
The shooting happened at 6:19 a.m. Monday near the intersection of 22nd and Arapahoe streets. When officers arrived on scene, they found a woman with gunshot wounds. She was taken to a hospital, where she died from her injuries.
Police have not said what led up to the incident.
Detectives obtained a warrant for a suspect, Jeremiah Rashad Kendrick.
Later on Monday, Kendrick was arrested in Kansas after a traffic stop, according to police.
He was being held in the Wabaunsee County jail, according to jail records. Interstate 70 passes through Wabaunsee County, which is just west of Topeka.
The Denver Medical Examiner's Office on Thursday identified the victim as Rashelle Blevins, 37.
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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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