"Intensely Supervised" Ex-Con Kills Woman, Self

"WHEAT RIDGE, CO — A man who fatally shot a woman before killing himself was identified today as a prison parolee who had served time for attempted murder.

"David Atencio, 52, fatally shot Anna Villalobos, 45, on Thursday in a Wheat Ridge house before shooting himself inside the crawl space of the same home, according to the Wheat Ridge Police Department.

"`Atencio had been released from prison in April of 2008 after being sentenced in 1990 for attempted murder out of Jefferson County,` police said in a media release.

"Atencio, who worked for a Denver area scaffolding company, was on `intensely supervised house arrest` at the time of the murder-suicide, police said.

"On Thursday, the victim's son Joshua Butierres, 23, had gone to the home, in the 4400 block of Harlan Court, to check on his mother, police said. When the Butierres arrived at the house, Atencio fired a gun at him.

"Police surrounded the home and when SWAT members entered, about 7 hours and 30 minutes later, they found Atencio's body in the crawl space.

"Atencio shot and killed Villalobos prior to her son going to check on her," police said. "Atencio then killed himself during the stand-off."

"Villalobos, who worked as a receptionist at an insurance company for several years, was found dead in the garage.

"Police evacuated a bank and several homes, and a nearby school was placed on lockdown, as the incident unfolded. No one else, including Butierres, was hit by gunfire.

"Police withheld the gunman's name until his family had been notified of his death.

"Villalobos and Atencio had lived together for about a year, said Lt. Dave Pickett, and officers had not been called to the address on any prior complaints."

Source: DenverPost.com...