Westminster DMV worker killed in random carjacking, police say
The woman killed in an attempted carjacking in Westminster in late October was a janitorial worker at a nearby Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles office police stated in an arrest affidavit Officers were called to reports of gunshots in the block of Decatur Street around p m on Oct and uncovered Maria Ines DeLuna Ojeda had been shot in her car She was taken to the hospital where she died from her injuries The shooting was caught on cameras outside the DMV building which demonstrated Ojeda getting in her car when a second car pulled up next to her A man got out of the customer side and pointed a gun at Ojeda then shot at the car as she was backing up according to the affidavit Police exposed four bullet holes in Ojeda s windshield and driver s side window The car suspected in the shooting was later exposed abandoned with largest part of the doors open near th Avenue and Clay Street investigators wrote The car was registered to a Thornton address and a man living there -year-old Michael Fernandez Jr was seen driving it before the shooting Investigators identified the suspected shooter -year-old Daniel Romero because he had been with Fernandez at Denver Wellness earlier in the day Police evidenced Romero s photo to an Adams County youth services worker who established his name and that he was issued from the Colorado Department of Corrections Division of Youth Services at the end of September Romero served a three-year sentence after he was convicted of attempted murder according to the affidavit Related Articles Woman located dead in Denver s Hampden neighborhood suspect arrested Convicted killer linked to cold circumstance murder of Donna Wayne Aurora police say men arrested in deadly Westminster carjacking Final defendants in murder of East Colfax leader Ma Kaing get years in prison killed in Halloween party shooting on Colorado s Western Slope Both Romero and Fernandez are set to appear in Adams County District Court for filing of charges hearings on Monday Denver-based sausage company Charcutnuvo posted a tribute to Ojeda on Monday and revealed she was a former employee She brought warmth dedication and kindness to our workplace every single day company bureaucrats wrote on Facebook Her sudden and tragic passing has left our entire group devastated and we know the road to healing will be long Ojeda is survived by her husband and -year-old daughter Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day
