A person has been detained on suspicion of first-degree murder following the shooting that took place at one of Denver’s hotel rooms, the second person to be shot in less than two weeks.
Officials responded to reports of a firing at a town house at 4040 N. Quebec St. — previously the DoubleTree by Hilton— at 11: 40 p. m. Wednesday, said Siena Riley, director for the Denver Police Department.
One of several established as part of Denver Mayor Mike Johnston ‘s  initiative to provide housing for homeless people in the city, the former DoubleTree hotel has been leased by the city since November for use as a transitional housing shelter.
When they arrived on scene, officials found an older woman who had been shot inside one of the hotel’s areas, Riley said. Doctors transported the girl, who has not been identified, to a nearby doctor and she is expected to survive.
Officers arrested a believe in Wednesday’s shooting — 34- year- ancient Cameron Ware — on suspicion of initial- degree murder only before 11 a. m. Thursday,  , the police department said in an update.
Authorities believe Ware knew the sufferer and perhaps targeted her due to a past conflict between the two, according to a , Thursday media release , from the police office.
According to the transfer, prosecutors able to track down Ware to a different room in the building where he was located and detained and used surveillance footage to identify him as a suspect.
Standard charges against Ware will be announced by the Denver District Attorney’s office.
Less than two weeks earlier, on March 16, Denver soldiers were , investigating a double homicide at the same resort shelter , after a man and people were shot to death.
Sandra Cervantes, 43, and Dustin Nunn, 38, were both killed — Cervantes died from a single bullet wound and Nunn died after being shot several days.
No arrests have been made in the double crime, but the case , prompted increased safety procedures at all of the city’s homeless shelter sites.
A gun also made its way into the house on Wednesday evening despite increased safety protocols, including hiring more personnel and deal security guards, securing all entry points with a badge system and photo ID cards for residents, installing extra security cameras, and increasing police patrols in the area.
Between January 1 and March 17, according to data from the Denver Police Department, officers received 465 calling for support at the house.
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