OAN's Elizabeth Bolbelding
12:30pm – Monday, January 1, 2024
Authorities are searching for a 35-year-old Colorado mother suspected of killing two of her children and attempting to kill a third, but officers found her dead children after responding to a 911 call about a home burglary. did. .
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On Thursday, authorities announced they had issued a warrant and were searching for a Colorado mother, identified as Kimberly Singler, who is accused of killing two of her children and attempting to kill a third. .
December 19ththWhen officers responded to a 9-1-1 call about a robbery in the 5300 block of Palomino Ranch Point around 12:30 a.m., a 9-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy died at the scene, according to It was discovered that he was doing so. Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) news release.
“Officers arrived on scene and observed an injured adult female and an 11-year-old female,” CSPD said in a news release. “Two other boys, a 9-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, were found dead inside the residence.”
Her 11-year-old daughter was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
Colorado Springs Police Department spokeswoman Ira Cronin said she could not provide further details about how the children were killed or why Singler and her 11-year-old daughter were injured.
After spending several days in the hospital, the 11-year-old boy was released. Cronin said she is not with her mother and is currently recuperating in Colorado Springs. He also said Singler's injuries were minor.
Singler, 35, was initially “cooperative” with police investigating the children's deaths. But as the investigation progressed and the robbery report was ultimately determined to be unfounded, Cronin said Singler disappeared from her sight.
“As the investigation into this incident progressed, it was determined that the initial report of a robbery was unfounded,” a police statement said.
On Tuesday, police were able to present evidence to obtain a warrant for Singler's arrest, but police assumed she was already on the run by then, Cronin said. Cronin also said Singler was last seen Saturday in Colorado Springs.
“In the early stages of the investigation, we were treating her as a robbery victim,” Cronin declared.
The 9-1-1 robbery report was said to have come from inside Singler's apartment, but Cronin declined to say who made the initial call.
Vicki Migoya, a spokeswoman for the FBI's Denver office, said Thursday that the FBI is assisting police in searching for Singler.
“She could be anywhere,” Cronin said.
If Singler is eventually located and arrested, he will be charged with murder, attempted murder, child abuse and assault, police said. Her bond is currently set at $10 million.
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