Tracy Joe Freel, 57, was shot during a domestic dispute in Moffat, Colorado, on June 21, 2022. He had been planning to move to Aztec and intervened to protect a woman involved in the altercation. Deputies from the Saguache County Sheriff’s Office found Freel with a life-threatening gunshot wound to his upper thigh that evening; he died en route to the hospital.

A suspect, identified as Kenneth Mendenhall Jr., was apprehended in Poncha Springs later the same night and taken into custody by the Saguache County Sheriff’s Office. He was held at the Saguache County Jail and charged with multiple counts including first-degree murder, assault, reckless endangerment, and child abuse.

Does anyone in the area have information about the events that night or knew Freel and can help clarify what happened?