Murder Of Denver Mother Prompts Nationwide Manhunt
DENVER (CBS4) - A nationwide manhunt is on after Denver police released the identity of a suspect wanted in connection with a woman found murdered in her home on Saturday.
Sonny Jackson with Denver police said officers responded to a call of an unconscious woman in the 300 block of South Bryant Street at 7:36 a.m.
"When police arrived on scene they found an unresponsive female inside the residence," Jackson said in a statement. "She appeared to have to wounds to her body. She was pronounced dead at the scene."
The woman has been identified as Berta Rios-Lopez, 43, a mother of two. She was found stabbed multiple times in her small one-story apartment where she lived with her children.
Jackson said an arrest warrant has been issued for Pedro Rios-Lopez, 43, for investigation of first-degree murder. He was last seen driving a maroon 2003 Kia Spectra with tinted windows. He has family and close associates in the Denver metro area as well as in the state of Texas.
Neighbors believe it was one of Berta Rios-Lopez's children that found her after returning home from an overnight stay with friends. They heard a child screaming before police arrived.
Anyone with information is asked to call Denver police at (720) 913-2000. Remain anonymous and call Crime Stoppers at (720) 913-STOP (7867). Text to CRIMES (274637) then title DMCS and enter the message or send an e-mail to metro-denvercrimestoppers.com.