Colorado woman killed in NYC hotel fall, boyfriend arrested

NEW YORK — A Littleton man was taken into custody in New York City after his girlfriend died in a fall Tuesday, according to the New York Police Department.

Around 10:27 p.m., officers responded to a report of an assault in progress at the OYO Times Square Hotel, located at 157 W. 47th St.

When officers arrived, they found the woman on a second-floor scaffolding. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her mother, Cheryl Young, identified the victim as 20-year-old Dezirae Andersen, of Colorado.