Jose Gregorio Navarro Vasquez, 23, was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Ivy Crossing Apartments on South Quebec Street in unincorporated Arapahoe County, Colorado, on the evening of October 1, 2024. Witnesses described a large gathering—about 50 people—when a verbal argument escalated into fighting and gunfire around 9:30 p.m. Deputies arriving on scene found Vasquez injured; he was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead.

Witnesses reported at least four men in black clothing with hoodies and masks fleeing the scene. A perimeter was set by the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, but no suspects were immediately captured. The investigation remained open. A later, broader law enforcement operation at the Ivy Crossing Apartments led to indictments tied to firearms, drug trafficking and a murder-for-hire plot associated with the Tren de Aragua gang, but no official link between those indictments and Vasquez’s death has been disclosed.

If anyone was at the complex that night or has information about the individuals who fled, please come forward to the investigators handling this case.