2 suspects arrested following fatal shooting in Lakewood on Sunday
Jan 17, 2025
LAKEWOOD, Colo. Two suspects have been arrested after a Lakewood shooting on Sunday evening that ended with one woman dead. The Lakewood Police Department said police were called to the 1400 block of Kendall Street after receiving a report of a shooting on Sunday around 8:30 p.m. There, they found a woman with an apparent gunshot wound.She was transported to a hospital, where she died of her injuries. She has been identified as Nairelis Junior Castel, 26, of Lakewood, police said. Denver 7+ Colorado News Latest Headlines | January 17, 11amAmid this investigation, Lakewood police identified a suspect as 25-year-old Flor Contreras and arrested her on suspicion of complicity to commit first-degree murder. Police identified a second suspect, Menelson Leonel Ramirez, 27, of Aurora, who had fled the state, police said. He was arrested in Megargel, Texas and will be extradited to Colorado. He will face a first-degree murder charge, police said. Police said their investigation indicated that the two suspects and the victim knew each other. No other information was immediately available Friday afternoon.