A person who shot two girls in an Aurora house in 2024, killing one in all them, was convicted this month of homicide, in response to court docket data.
Kelynn Lewis, 34, was arrested and charged in February 2024 with first-degree homicide, tried first-degree homicide, witness tampering and 4 counts of kid abuse in Adams County District Courtroom.
On Feb. 13, after a five-day trial, an Adams County jury convicted Lewis on lesser prices of second-degree homicide and tried second-degree homicide, court docket data present.
Lewis was additionally convicted on all 4 counts of kid abuse and of tampering with a witness, in response to a replica of the jury verdict sheet.
Aurora law enforcement officials responded to experiences of a taking pictures inside an house within the 1700 block of Paris Avenue, close to the College of Colorado Hospital, at about 8:20 p.m. on Feb. 9, 2024.
The one who referred to as 911 advised dispatchers {that a} lady, recognized by police as 35-year-old Vatrice Lashae Little, had been shot within the face by a person, in response to Lewis’ arrest affidavit. Little was taken to the hospital, the place she was declared lifeless.
Little was inside her cousin’s house on Paris Avenue when Lewis, the cousin’s ex-husband, entered with a gun, police wrote within the affidavit.
Lewis shot at his ex-wife, who performed lifeless, and fired an extra 4 to 5 rounds when Little moved in entrance of her cousin’s physique to intervene, in response to the doc. 4 kids had been contained in the house on the time of the taking pictures however weren’t injured.
Earlier that day, the cousin had referred to as Lewis to inform him that he was not the organic father of her youngest youngster, police stated.
Lewis will subsequent seem in court docket on Could 15 for a sentencing listening to, in response to court docket data.
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