A woman was shot late Wednesday inside a former hotel that's now a shelter, despite an increase in security following a double homicide at the same building less than two weeks ago.

A spokesman for the Denver Police Department said they responded to 4040 North Quebec St. in the Central Park neighborhood at 11:40 p.m. Wednesday. Police said the shooting happened in one of the rooms at the former hotel, which the city converted into a shelter for those experiencing homelessness.

Police said the woman was taken to a hospital with serious injuries and is expected to survive.

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