Two Arrested in Deadly Westminster Carjacking as Coroner Identifies Victim

Overview

• Westminster police arrested Daniel Romero, 19, on suspicion of first-degree murder and Michael Fernandez Jr., 24, on suspicion of second-degree murder.
• Investigators say Romero is the suspected shooter and Fernandez the driver during the Oct. 28 incident in a south Westminster parking lot.
• Officers responded to 911 reports of gunfire in the 8400 block of Decatur Street and found a woman shot inside a vehicle who later died at a hospital.
• The Adams and Broomfield coroner identified the victim as Maria Ines De Luna Ojeda, 34, with cause and manner of death still under review.
• The pair are held at the Adams County Jail, and prosecutors from the 17th Judicial District are expected to present charges.