Gun shot victim found in Eagle River ID'd

Author: KJCT8.com Staff
POSTED: 08:59 AM MDT Sep 25, 2012 
GYPSUM, Colo. -

KJCT is learning more information about a body that was found in the Eagle River on Friday.

Authorities pulled a woman's body out of the river near Gypsum after a fisherman made the discovery.

Police found that the woman had been shot in the chest, making the find more suspicious.

The Eagle County Coroner identified the woman as 40-year-old Stephanie Brantley and determined that she did die as a result of being shot.

The case in now under investigation. Continue to follow KJCT News 8 as more information becomes available.

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