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DENVER (KDVR) — On Thursday, the Wheat Ridge Police Department provided an update to a death case that was initially being investigated as “suspicious.”
Consuelo ‘Connie’ Chavez, a mother of three, was found dead near the 4500 block of Everett Court near 44th Avenue in Wheat Ridge on Oct. 3. The death was reportedly “suspicious,” but an investigation ruled out foul play.
“The circumstances surrounding Consuelo ‘Connie’ Chavez’s death are tragic and we continue to focus on supporting her family through our partners at Victim Outreach Incorporated,” said a spokesperson for the department in a statement to FOX31 on Thursday afternoon.
In an autopsy report acquired by FOX31, the Jefferson County coroner listed the cause of death as massive blunt force trauma of the head. However, the manner of death was undetermined due to “conflicting accounts of the surrounding circumstances.”
Wheat Ridge police did not report the full details of what their investigation revealed to have occurred on the day Chavez died, but reinforced that the reason the death was considered suspicious was due to conflicting information from witnesses.
“We initially deemed this a suspicious death investigation due to conflicting statements from witnesses on scene who were with Connie that night,” said the department.
The autopsy report stated that Chavez and her friends were under the influence of drugs and alcohol, including the driver of the vehicle the group was traveling in, when Chavez jumped out of the vehicle and suffered a head injury.
It also mentions that the friends in the vehicle all gave conflicting accounts about what happened during the incident. The friend who was driving was issued a summons for DUI.
“We have concluded our death investigation and issued the driver of the vehicle that Ms. Chavez had been traveling in earlier in the night a summons for DUI,” said the department.
There were no other charges.
“The Wheat Ridge Police Department has received a copy of the coroner’s report. Our detectives were thorough and diligent in investigating this case, however, there is no evidence to support felony charges,” said the department.
Chavez’s family held a vigil for her two days after her death.
More than 100 people gathered for the vigil, where the family sold bracelets, food and other items to help with funeral expenses and to support the three children who lost their mother.
During the vigil, the brother of the woman, Jesus Chavez, told FOX31 that the family was seeking more answers in his sister’s death.
“She didn’t deserve what happened to her,” said Jesus Chavez.
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