Emanuel Montoya, 36, was found dead inside a vehicle in the 300 block of Wooten Road in Colorado Springs during a welfare check just before midnight on September 25, 2025. Officers determined he had suffered at least one gunshot wound. The scene near East Platte Avenue and South Academy Boulevard was secured, and the El Paso County Coroner’s Office identified him and ruled the death a homicide on September 29, 2025.

Montoya was a Hispanic / Latino man who had lived in Colorado Springs for 16 years. He previously lived in Junction City, Kansas, graduated high school there, and earned a Medical Assistant Certificate with honors from Pima Medical Institute in Colorado Springs. Family and friends remembered him for making and playing music and for his willingness to help others. No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified; the Colorado Springs Police Department is asking anyone with information to come forward.

Did anyone in the area know Emanuel or see anything unusual near Wooten Road that night?