Police ID victim, suspect in Friday's hotel murder-attempted suicide

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The Denver Postdenverpost.comPosted: 12/15/2012 12:30:03 PM MSTDecember 15, 2012 7:57 PM GMTUpdated: 12/15/2012 12:57:30 PM MST

Police have identified the victim and suspect in Friday night's apparent murder-attempted suicide in Westminster that left a female hotel employee dead and a man gravely wounded.

Police were called to Savannah Suites at 120th Avenue and Mariposa Street around 7 p.m. on a report of gunshots. When officers arrived on scene, they found front desk clerk Antida Archuleta, 20, dead, Westminster police spokeswoman Cheri Spottke said.

The alleged shooter, Seth Wilkinson, 20, was also found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He survived his injuries, but his condition remains unknown, according to a Saturday news release.

Both parties were from Brighton, and it is believed the victim and shooter knew each other and had some sort of prior relationship.

At the time of the shooting, parts of the hotel were cordoned off. People staying at the hotel were allowed into their rooms through alternate entrances.

Investigators continue to actively work on the case, and no additional details were immediately available.

Jason Pohl: 303-954-1729, jpohl

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One dead, one gravely wounded in Westminster hotel shooting

Font ResizeLocal NewsThe Denver Postdenverpost.comPosted: 12/14/2012 09:36:22 PM MSTDecember 15, 2012 6:6 AM GMTUpdated: 12/14/2012 11:06:25 PM MST

A Westminster hotel clerk was killed and the man who shot her was in critical condition late Friday after what police described as a murder-suicide attempt.

Westminster officers were called to the Savannah Suites at 120th and Mariposa streets about 7 p.m. on reports of gunfire. They found the woman dead and the man on the first floor with a self-inflicted gunshot, department spokeswoman Chery Spottke said.

She would not release either person's name, saying investigators were still struggling to make contact with the woman's next-of-kin. She would not say where the man was hospitalized and declined to describe his relationship to the woman.

Hotel guests were being allowed to re-enter their rooms late Friday after being displaced, though police kept half of the first-floor cordoned off so they could investigate. Police urged patrons to enter through the doors on the west side.

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