A verbal dispute that escalated to violence at Schneider Skate Park in Durango, Colorado, left 29-year-old Noah Alan Roe dead on May 5, 2026. Roe, a Bullhead City, Arizona resident, was shot three times after a physical altercation in the 1300 block of Roosa Avenue. Witnesses said Roe was unarmed, removed his shirt and challenged the other man to shoot. The other man was identified as 42-year-old Chad Blechinger of Durango, who witnesses said produced a chrome-plated .38 revolver and fired three times.

Durango officers, assisted by drones that captured aerial footage, took Blechinger into custody at 1:21 p.m. without incident after he lay on the ground and surrendered. Roe was given first aid at the scene and taken to Mercy Hospital for surgery but was pronounced dead at 6:04 p.m. Blechinger was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder and claimed he acted in self-defense; no trial or conviction has occurred.

Was anyone at Schneider Skate Park that afternoon able to record video or provide additional details about the moments before the shooting?