On the night of July 13, 2020, 51-year-old Joe Trujillo was shot inside his home in the 3600 block of South Sheridan Boulevard in Lakewood, Colorado. Deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of shots fired around 9:30 p.m.; Trujillo, a Hispanic man, was taken to a Denver hospital and pronounced dead.

Investigators said they did not believe the shooting was random and suggested Trujillo may have been targeted. The sheriff’s office asked the public for information, and within two days a person of interest had been identified. On the evening of July 15, 2020, deputies arrested 49-year-old Esther Epperson; she was held on suspicion of first-degree murder and was awaiting medical clearance before booking.

Anyone with information about Trujillo, his movements that night, or contacts at the Sheridan Boulevard address is asked to contact the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office or Metro Denver Crime Stoppers.