Memorial placed at site of Alexa Bartell’s death

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Folks gathered Friday at the site where Alexa Bartell died to pay their respects after the young woman was killed by a rock thrown into her windshield.

Susan Eckhardt left flowers at a memorial site in Jefferson County.

“I wanted to come and pay my respects to her,” Eckhardt said.

Eckhardt said her son-in-law works with Bartell’s mother, and the family had known her since she was a child.

Whoever is responsible for the crime remains at large. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.

The crime affected Bartell’s family and friends. Eckhardt said her son-in-law was so touched that he reached out to his own family.

“We…