A dispute in Holly, Colorado escalated into a fatal shooting on the evening of May 31, 2023. Anthony Contreras, 46, was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds after deputies responded that night to reports of shots fired at a residence on West Colorado Street. Earlier in the day deputies had been called to the same address for alleged harassment; those involved were initially uncooperative and deputies left the scene.

When deputies returned just before 8:00 p.m., two brothers were arrested at the scene: Jesse J. Lunsford, 26, and James S. Lunsford, 24. The arrest affidavit reports that Jesse admitted to shooting Contreras, saying he believed Contreras had threatened his mother with a knife. Witnesses told investigators they saw the brothers force Contreras to his knees at knifepoint earlier, and that Jesse fired multiple shots, continuing after Contreras had fallen.

Both brothers were charged with first-degree murder. Was anyone in Holly that day aware of tensions at that residence or saw what happened before the shooting?