Infant death probe connected to unlicensed child care center
An investigation into the death of an infant at an unlicensed child care center in a Parker residence is ongoing, officials said.
The Douglas County Coroner’s Office was notified Wednesday by the Emergency Department of Sky Ridge Medical Center of an infant death, according to the coroner’s office. An autopsy has been completed and a “death investigation” is ongoing.
The sheriff’s office said it is investigating the death of an infant at 14166 Lexington Drive.
The address is a 3,149- squarefoot residence with 4 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms, according to real estate records.
The Colorado Department of Human Services has served a “cease and desist” order at the residence in regard to child care operations.
“We are aware of the investigation. This incident occurred in an unlicensed, illegal child care home,” the CDHS said in a statement. “The Department was not aware illegal child care was being provided at this location until after the incident occurred and we were notified by the county.”
A complaint report with CDHS identifies the day care operator as Amanda Anderson. The report said there were 16 children at the home at the time of the incident, most of them toddlers.
Anderson, who could not be reached for comment on Monday night, has not been accused of a crime.
“The status of the day care facility is something that we will be looking at during the investigation,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
Lakewood police arrest two teenagers in killings of two brothers.
A 17- year- old boy and 16- year- old boy have been arrested in the Aug. 23 killings of two teenage brothers in a Walmart parking lot.
The teenagers, who have not been publicly identified because they are minors, are being held on suspicion of first- degree murder. Lakewood police spokesman John Romero on Monday declined to discuss a motive for the attack but said it did not appear to be gang- related.
The 16- year- old was arrested Monday afternoon in Commerce City, and the older boy was arrested Aug. 25.
Damian and Dillon Wikoff,
18- and 17- year- old brothers, were shot to death in a Walmart parking lot on West Colfax Avenue around 8: 25 p. m. Aug. 23, while Damian was on a break from his shift at a nearby restaurant.
The brothers were together in the parking lot when a car pulled up, someone fired shots and then sped away, according to police.
Man found shot to death in Aurora apartment.
A man was found fatally shot in an Aurora apartment Sunday morning in what Aurora police said was a suspicious death.
A neighbor discovered the man’s body around 8: 30 a. m. in the Landon Park apartments in the 100 block of South Sable Boulevard, according to police. The neighbor told investigators she heard a gunshot around 2 a. m. and found the man slumped over when she went to check on him later Sunday morning.