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5-year-old boy missing after mother’s homicide in Pagosa Springs
A 5-year-old boy is missing after his mother was found shot to death in her Pagosa Springs home on July 2, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
Chrystal Snow, 39, was found shot to death in her Pagosa Springs home the morning of July 2 shortly after someone placed a 911 call from the house. Her son, Helliono Martinez, was later found alive with his aunt in Cortez, the CBI said in a news release Tuesday.
Activation:
Endangered Missing Alert – Montezuma County SO – Helliono Martinez, 5 yr old, Hispanic male, 3’05 / 75 lbs, hazel eyes & brown hair, last seen 07/16/2024 at 1:30 PM going to his residence located on Highway 160 in Cortez, with his father, Charles Martinez. pic.twitter.com/1LppQfKOAD— CBI (@CBI_Colorado) July 18, 2024
State officials were granted emergency custody of Helliono on July 16. He was last seen around 1:30 p.m. July 16 with his father, Charles Martinez, in a gold 2011 Dodge Ram headed toward Martinez’s home on U.S. 160 in Cortez. Investigators have since found the truck but have not been able to locate Helliono or his father.
Helliono is described as Hispanic; 3 feet, 5 inches tall; and 75 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes.
Charles Martinez, 43, is described as Hispanic; 5 feet, 11 inches tall; and 215 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone who has seen Helliono or Martinez should not approach them but immediately call 911 or the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office at 970-565-8452.
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