Eight children were killed in domestic violence incidents across Colorado in 2024 — the highest number since the state began tracking annual domestic violence deaths eight years ago, according to a report released Tuesday by the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board.

The youngest child to die was 3-month-old Lesley Younghee Kim, who was found dead with her mortally injured mother in a Denver home in July 2024.

The oldest were each 7. They include Jessi Hill, whose father killed her and her 3-year-old sister, Summer, before dying by suicide in January 2024, as well as 7-year-olds Dane Timms and Tristan Rael. The remaining children who died were toddlers: Xander Martinez-King, 1, Xena Martinez-King, 2, and Aaliyah Vargas-Reyes, 1.

“It’s a wakeup call, I hope, for people in Colorado,” sa

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