On the morning of December 2, 2022, a violent confrontation in Pueblo, Colorado, ended with 32-year-old Alonzo Valdez found dead in a backyard from a single gunshot wound to the face and a woman inside the home shot six times and left in critical condition. The night began at a local bar where Valdez, two other men and the woman were present; security footage shows Valdez approach a parked Chevrolet Cruz, pull the driver from the car and engage in a fight before returning inside.

Later that night at an East 6th Street residence, the female victim’s 10-year-old son called 911, reporting his mother had been shot. The woman told police she had taken an object believed to be an airsoft gun from Valdez and hidden it; she then saw Austin Aragon and another unidentified male arrive, observed Aragon pull out a handgun and shoot Valdez, and was shot herself after charging at Aragon to protect Valdez and her children.

Austin Aragon later turned himself in and is being held on $1 million bond on charges of 2nd-degree murder and attempt to commit 1st-degree murder; police say they are still seeking the other male who was at the scene. If anyone knew Valdez, the female victim, Aragon, or the unidentified man, please share what you know with Pueblo authorities.