Woman reports dead body to police — then gets arrested for murder
A woman who walked into a police station to report a dead man inside a home was later arrested in connection with his death, authorities in Colorado said. Sheldon “Shelly” Wilson, 62, was one of two women who went to the Colorado Springs Police Department's Police Operations Center on Saturday afternoon and told officers there was a deceased man at a residence on Tappan Drive. Get updated faster…
According to authorities in Colorado, a woman who reported a dead man to the police later found herself arrested for murder. Sheldon "Shelly" Wilson, 62, was among two women who visited the Colorado Springs Police Department's Police Operations Center on Saturday afternoon and informed officers about a deceased man at an address on Tappan Drive.
Police responded to the location and discovered the deceased man inside the residence. The investigation, initially a death report, transformed into a homicide case. The Homicide Unit of the department took charge of the investigation, which eventually identified Wilson as a suspect in second-degree murder and tampering with a deceased human body.
The motive behind the alleged crime and the relationship between Wilson and the victim remain undisclosed. The other woman who accompanied Wilson to the police station is also unknown. Authorities have not revealed what evidence led them to suspect Wilson or why the two women initially reported the man's death. The identity of the deceased man is yet to be officially disclosed by the El Paso County Coroner's Office.
The investigation is ongoing, with further details expected to be released through the Colorado Springs Police Department's Public Information Office.
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