Aaron Roybal, 52, was shot and killed near South Sheridan Boulevard and West Wyoming Place in Denver on the evening of January 12, 2025. The shooting began after both Roybal and an 18-year-old, Giovanni Gonzalez, were recorded on surveillance inside a nearby dispensary. No interaction was seen inside, but a brief, unclear exchange occurred as both men left the lot. Video shows Gonzalez’s vehicle later make a U-turn and pull up beside Roybal’s at the intersection; Roybal exited his car and a green laser dot is visible on his chest before he was fatally shot. Officers who responded around 9 p.m. found Roybal dead at the scene from a gunshot wound.

Investigators arrested Giovanni Gonzalez on January 27, 2025; he is being held on suspicion of first-degree murder while the Denver District Attorney’s Office considers charges. Two days after the homicide, a woman reportedly sold the suspected murder weapon on Facebook for $800. Roybal was a father of three, a youth coach and an active member of his church, serving on its security and prayer teams.

Did anyone in the neighborhood or who knew Aaron see the interaction at the dispensary or the vehicles leaving that night?