Three pursuit suspects were arrested after a 21-year-old woman was shot and killed in what the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office believes was an attempted carjacking early Sunday morning
The carjacking victim, who was a passenger in a vehicle being driven by her mother, happened across the suspects’ vehicle sometime after midnight as it came to a stop near the intersection of Highway 287 and Yellowstone Road, according to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office.
The suspects were identified as Martin Cerda, 23, Adriana Vargas, 24, and Marissa Ruiz, 24. All three are residents of the Greeley area, the sheriff’s office said. According to the sheriff’s office, the vehicle ended up being abandoned near the intersection where the shooting took place. Witnesses told investigators they saw people running from the disabled vehicle.