In the predawn hours of Sunday, September 24, 2023, officers responded to a reported shooting in the 3200 block of Divine Heights in the Cimarron Hills area of Colorado Springs. Inside an apartment unit they found 23-year-old Benjamin Gupta, a local resident, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The El Paso County Coroner’s Office confirmed his identity; the coroner’s final determination on cause and manner was pending while the Colorado Springs Police Department treated the death as a homicide and called in Homicide Unit detectives.

Investigators say Gupta had been fatally shot. Police reported no arrests in the days after the shooting but also said all individuals involved had been identified and accounted for and that there was no ongoing danger to the community. The circumstances that led to the fatal shooting and any suspect identities have not been publicly released. If anyone has information about what happened in the 3200 block of Divine Heights on September 24, please contact the Colorado Springs Police Department.