On the evening of Monday, October 10, 2022, 19-year-old Demitri Crockett of Colorado Springs was found with a gunshot wound in the parking lot of the Wind River apartment complex in the 900 block of 19th Street. Police were dispatched at approximately 7:18 p.m.; he was taken to a local hospital but later died. The El Paso County Coroner’s Office ruled his death a homicide. The shooting was the city’s 38th homicide investigation that year.

Family remembered Demitri as a vibrant, creative young performer — a songwriter, dancer, and entertainer with a contagious smile and hopes for a career in the performing arts. The Colorado Springs Police Department’s Violent Crimes Homicide/Assault Unit is handling the inquiry. No arrests have been publicly announced and no suspects have been formally identified.

If anyone has information about what happened that night at the Wind River parking lot, contact investigators with the details.