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UPDATE: 16th and Yates homicide victim identified

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Officers were called out to the area of 16th and Yates around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday night after several calls to 911 about suspicious activity. 

When police arrived, they found a woman, who has been identified as 31-year-old Rachel Ham, bleeding in the street, she was pronounced dead at the scene, but was not identified until 4:49 p.m. 

Police say investigators arrested Ernesto Lugo, 53, for second-degree murder and use of firearm to commit a felony.