On November 17, 2023, police in Colorado Springs responded to a shooting in the 500 block of Bonfoy Avenue. Officers and paramedics found a man with at least one gunshot wound; despite medical aid he died at the scene. The victim was identified as 49-year-old Daniel Ramirez Hernandez, a Hispanic/Latino resident of Colorado Springs originally from Morales, Guatemala. He had moved to the United States at 17 and owned a stucco contracting company, and is described as a devoted family man known for his skill and sense of humor.

The Colorado Springs Police Department Homicide Unit ruled his death a homicide and opened an investigation. On January 10, 2024, arrest warrants were obtained for 52-year-old Fredy Marquez-Hurvina and a 15-year-old male; both were charged with Murder in the First Degree. The teenager was taken into custody at a local high school on January 11, and Marquez-Hurvina was already in the El Paso County Jail on an unrelated warrant when the murder warrant was issued.

If anyone knew Daniel, his business, or witnessed activity around Bonfoy Avenue on the night of November 17, 2023, please share information with investigators.