Governor Jared Polis called for Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter to resign immediately on Friday. This comes after authorities announced an investigation into Cotter on Thursday, accusing him of hiding decomposing bodies in his funeral home.

The owner told inspectors that some of the bodies found at his funeral home had been waiting to be cremated for years.

Governor Jared Polis has declared a disaster emergency to support response efforts in the fallout of the Davis Mortuary case in

Pueblo families gathered at a candlelight vigil on Aug. 21 after a state inspection found decomposing bodies in a concealed room at Davis Mortuary.

Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter is being accused of hiding decomposing bodies in the Davis Mortuary, which he co-owns along with his brother.