On the evening of June 10, 2023, 16-year-old Izak Jasso was walking home from his new job at the Asian Pacific Market in Colorado Springs when he was followed and confronted near his front door on Frost Lane. Authorities say the encounter was an armed robbery; a struggle occurred and Izak was shot in the chest. Officers who responded around 8:30 p.m. found him deceased at the scene.

He was a student at Mitchell High School, a wrestler, a member of AFJROTC, and is remembered by family as a beloved son, brother, and friend. His death was the city’s 11th homicide of the year and prompted a memorial of flowers and pictures near the spot where he died. The Colorado Springs Police Department has launched a homicide investigation and identified a suspect who was arrested on June 16, 2023 and charged with second-degree murder and aggravated robbery.

If anyone knew Izak or has information about the case, please come forward to help his family and investigators.