LOVELAND, Colo. — The death of a 49-year-old woman found dead in a river on Monday is being investigated as a homicide, the Loveland Police Department said on Thursday.
Police said around 11:12 a.m. Monday, officers responded to a call near Barnes Park, at 405 S. Cleveland Ave. about an unresponsive woman in the river.
Officers arrived at the scene, along with firefighters and medics, and declared the woman dead. The woman was identified by the Larimer County coroner's office as Chantell Wilkes. Her cause of death is still under investigation, according to the coroner's office.
Detectives determined Wilkes was murdered, and continue to investigate with the Larimer County District Attorney's Office.
Wilkes' cause of death is still under investigation, according to the coroner's office.
Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact police at 970-962-2061.
Anyone with information can also contact Crime Stoppers of Larimer County at 970-221-6868 or by visiting stopcriminals.org. Tipsters can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000.
Larimer County Crime Stoppers works by assigning a code to people who anonymously submit a tip. Information is shared with law enforcement, and Crime Stoppers is notified at the conclusion of the investigation.
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.
> More information about Larimer Country Crime Stoppers can be found here.
> Additional Crime Stoppers bulletins can be found here.
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Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 970-221-6868 or by visiting stopcriminals.org. Tipsters can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000.
Larimer County Crime Stoppers works by assigning a code to people who anonymously submit a tip. Information is shared with law enforcement, and Crime Stoppers is notified at the conclusion of the investigation.
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.
> More information about Larimer Country Crime Stoppers can be found here.
> Additional Crime Stoppers bulletins can be found here.