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Colorado Springs police continue to investigate murder of young mother
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) The Colorado Springs Police Department is investigating the death of Elena Alinj, 23, a young mother from Albania.
According to CSPD, officers arrived at 12:48 at the Sun Springs Motel off S. Nevada Ave. on Sept. 28.
At the scene, police discovered Alinj unresponsive in a motel room. She was taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries.
Detectives from the Domestic Violence/Adult Sexual Assault Unit took over the investigation and interviewed Alinj s boyfriend, who was also at the motel.
On Sept. 29, Alinj died at the hospital and on Sept. 30 the El Paso County Coroner s Office completed an autopsy. Detectives received the completed autopsy report on Dec. 7, which stated Alinj died from blunt force injuries and strangulation. The coroner s office officially ruled her death a homicide.