The man arrested in the shooting death of a 19-year-old Broomfield woman was charged with first-degree murder during a court appearance on Wednesday.
Joseph Lopez, 22, told investigators that he met Natalie Bollinger in late December after responding to a Craigslist advertisement she placed and eventually agreed to shoot her, according to an arrest affidavit.
Lopez told investigators he was browsing through the “Women seeking men” section when he saw what he described to investigators as an “unusual post” titled something to the effect of “I want to put a hit on myself.”
Lopez told investigators he agreed to meet with Bollinger to kill or assist her in suicide, but said his goal was to convince the young woman not to go through with her plan, according to court records.
Bollinger’s boyfriend reported her missing on December 28, 2017 and reported his Glock 9mm pistol was missing.
The next day, December 29, a woman’s body was discovered in unincorporated Adams County. The body was later identified as Bollinger.
Lopez has a preliminary hearing scheduled for April 27 at 9 a.m.
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