Death of 13-year-old girl in Pueblo West determined to be homicide
A teenage girl found dead in her Pueblo West home Monday died as a result of homicide, the Pueblo County Coroner’s office announced Wednesday.
The victim has been identified as 13-year-old Haley Perkins, Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter said on Twitter.
According to the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office, no suspects have been identified.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home in the 600 block of East Clarion Drive at about 10:45 a.m. Monday morning on a report of an unresponsive female. When they arrived, they found the victim deceased.
On the morning of 6/27/2022, Haley Perkins, 13, was found deceased in her home in Pueblo West. An autopsy has been completed and further information will be released as the homicide investigation progresses. Her Next-of-Kin has been notified. pic.twitter.com/Ajez3zUnjo
— Pueblo County Coroner (@CoronerPueblo) June 29, 2022
Because of the victim’s age, the incident was initially investigated by the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office as a suspicious death. After an autopsy, the coroner’s office determined her death was caused by homicide.
Additional information, Cotter said, will be released as the homicide investigation progresses.
Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office detectives continue to investigate the incident. Anyone with information or who may have seen anything suspicious in the area is asked to call the sheriff's office at 719-583-6250 or contact Crime Stoppers at 719-542-STOP (7867) or pueblocrimestoppers.com.
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Chieftain editor Zach Hillstrom can be reached at zhillstrom@gannett.com or on Twitter @ZachHillstrom.
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