In the early morning hours of August 7, 2024, downtown Colorado Springs was rocked by a fatal shooting outside the Supernova Arcade Bar near Boulder Street and North Nevada Avenue. Police arrived just after 2 a.m. and found 44-year-old Dieter Gayfield with at least one gunshot wound; he died at the scene. The Colorado Springs Police Department investigated his death as a homicide.

Investigators later identified two suspects. On August 20, 2024, 22-year-old Jonathan Matos-Michaelis was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. On August 23, 2024, 26-year-old Gabriel Ian-Justice Russo was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the shooting. Gayfield was remembered by family and friends for a legendary personality, an infectious laugh, and a giving, jokester spirit; he was a father to two daughters and a father figure to others in the community.

If anyone witnessed the shooting outside Supernova Arcade Bar or has information about the hours before August 7, please come forward.