Margie Marie Crowe, 49, was found dead in the early morning hours of February 27, 2021, in the 3500 block of South Chelton Loop in Colorado Springs. Officers responded to a reported crash at about 3:53 a.m.; first responders soon determined the incident was not a traffic collision but that Ms. Crowe had sustained an apparent gunshot wound. An autopsy by the El Paso County Coroner’s Office on March 1, 2021, confirmed her death was violent and the case was recorded as the city’s fourth homicide that year.

Detectives from the Colorado Springs Police Department’s Violent Crimes Section led the investigation. An arrest warrant for first-degree murder was issued on March 5, 2021, for 33-year-old Demetrius Martin. A multi-agency search tracked Martin to Tempe, Arizona, where he was taken into custody on April 7, 2021. The investigation remained active as authorities worked to establish the events that led to Crowe’s death.

If anyone knew Margie, her movements that night, or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.