A youth football game in Colorado Springs turned deadly on October 5, 2024, when 29-year-old Donte Maurice Rice was shot and killed in the parking lot of Atlas Preparatory Charter School. Witnesses say Rice became involved in a dispute with another man; the argument reportedly grew physical and witnesses allege Rice threw a punch before the other man produced a firearm and shot him. Families and young athletes at the game were thrown into panic, though the shooting itself was said to be unrelated to the sporting event.

First responders found Rice with fatal injuries and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators identified 31-year-old Antivius Lamont Crowder as the primary suspect; surveillance footage reportedly showed Crowder making agitated gestures minutes before the confrontation, and police say he had used the names Ace or A.C. and had prior convictions for money laundering, burglary, and theft. The Violent Offender Fugitive Task Force and Tactical Enforcement Unit later located and arrested Crowder, who was charged with first-degree murder in connection with Rice’s death.

Did anyone at the game or in the area that afternoon see something that could help clarify how the dispute began?