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Man Arrested After Body Found In Car

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) - Westminster police have arrested a man in connection with the death of his ex-girlfriend.

Police were investigating a suspicious vehicle on Stuart Street in the Cotton Creek neighborhood Thursday morning. They found one person dead, and a second seriously injured.

Police identified the injured man as Christopher Thomas Mainock, 22. They believe Mainock killed the woman and then injured himself.

Christopher Thomas Mainock
Christopher Thomas Mainock (credit: Westminster Police Department)

"The victim and the male subject had been in a previous relationship, however they were no longer involved in that relationship," Cheri Spottke with Westminster police said in a statement.

Mainock was arrested on the charges of first-degree murder and sexual assault.

Mainock is currently being held at the Adams County Detention Facility with no bond.

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