A shooting at a residence on Wilking Way in Fort Garland, Colorado, ended in the death of 51-year-old Jesus Lozano on August 13, 2022. Lozano was transported to a hospital in Alamosa after suffering a gunshot wound and was pronounced deceased. The Costilla County Sheriff’s Office, with help from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, handled the inquiry.

Investigators said the shooting appeared to be an isolated incident and that the suspect was likely known to the victim. They identified 25-year-old Rondell W. Brown of Greeley as a person of interest and arrested him at his home a week after the shooting. Brown was charged with second-degree murder and three counts of felony menacing and held on $150,000 bond. Reports state Brown later entered a plea agreement, pleading guilty to reckless manslaughter, second-degree assault with a deadly weapon, and felony menacing with a deadly weapon; the menacing counts relate to threats against Lozano’s fiancée and her adult son who were present.

Brown faces a potential sentence of five to 34 years and agreed to pay restitution for funeral and medical expenses. Does anyone have information about events at the Wilking Way residence that morning or about the people involved?