20-Year-Old Woman Hit, Killed By Rock While Driving

JEFFERSON COUNTY, CO — A 20-year-old woman driving on Indiana Street was killed when suspects threw a large rock at her vehicle from their own car late Wednesday night, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Thursday.

The incident was one in a series of similar attacks that occurred that night.

Authorities said the victim—identified as Alexa Bartell from Arvada—was on her phone talking to a friend just before the attack, after which the phone went silent. Bartell's friend tracked her phone and drove to the location on Indiana Street, where they found her car off the roadway in a field and Bartell dead inside, authorities added.

The suspects are still at large following the deadly attack, which occurred around 10:45 p.m. and was part of an overnight crime series involving a light-colored pickup truck or SUV, authorities said.

According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, the series of events of the evening are as follows:

• 10:04 p.m. – Westminster - 100th Avenue and Simms Street – rock through the windshield – driver not injured
• 10:36 p.m. – Boulder County - McCaslin Boulevard and South Indiana Street (entrance to Rock Creek neighborhood) rock through the windshield – minor injuries to the driver
• 10:37 p.m. – Boulder County – McCaslin Boulevard and South Indiana Street (entrance to Rock Creek neighborhood) - rock versus Toyota 4-Runner – body damage to the vehicle, driver not injured
• 10:45 p.m. – Jefferson County – 10600 block of Indiana Street – rock through the windshield of yellow Chevy Spark – homicide
• April 20 at 12:24 a.m. – Arvada - Highway 93 at Highway 72 – rock through the windshield – minor injuries to the driver

Authorities said they believe there may be more victims and are seeking the public's help in identifying the suspects.

Anyone who was in any of these areas and witnessed anything related to the suspect vehicle or the suspects who may have been inside is urged to call the JCSO tip line at 303-271-5612.

"No piece of information is insignificant," officials said. "If you have home security or dash cameras that may have caught the vehicle driving by, we want to hear from you."