Nicholas Edward Grace, 56, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of September 26, 2024, in the parking lot of a convenience store in the 1100 block of Pueblo Boulevard Way. Police responded around 3:08 a.m. after a panic alarm and reports of a possible shooting and found Grace deceased at the scene. The Pueblo County Coroner ruled his death a homicide.

Investigators believe Grace was the victim of an attempted carjacking that turned fatal when he struggled with an assailant and was shot. The suspect fled and abandoned the vehicle they had tried to steal. The Pueblo Police Department later identified and arrested two suspects. Dewayne Ingram, 20, was charged with First-Degree Murder; he was already in custody in El Paso County on unrelated charges when those charges were filed. Aaron Alvarado, 24, was arrested and charged with Second-Degree Murder, Complicity to Aggravated Robbery, and Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Robbery and booked into the Pueblo County Detention Center.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information about the attempted carjacking and shooting is asked to come forward.