Peter Luke Espino, a 30-year-old Hispanic man known to family and friends as Pete, was shot and killed in Colorado Springs on May 17, 2024. Police responded shortly after 11:30 p.m. to South Union Boulevard and found Espino suffering from a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Colorado Springs Police Department is treating the death as a homicide and listed it as the city’s 18th of 2024.

Espino worked as an HVAC technician after earning an associate’s degree from Pikes Peak College. He graduated from Doherty High School in 2011 and previously attended Fremont Elementary and Russell Middle School. The family described him as loving, generous, inquisitive, and a music fan who often went to Denver to see bands; he lived much of his life with his older brother Gabriel and was the son of Lee Espino and Kay Nash.

The investigation remains active and no arrests have been reported. If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information that could help, please contact the Colorado Springs Police Department or the Crime Stoppers Tip Line.