On the evening of March 25, 2022, gunfire erupted in the Citadel Mall parking lot in Colorado Springs during a large gathering of people between Dillard’s and Burlington Coat Factory. Two young men died: 21-year-old Matthew Menace Kennith Westrich and 20-year-old Jeremiah I. Brown. Both were taken to local hospitals in private vehicles and later pronounced dead; the El Paso County Coroner’s Office ruled both deaths homicides.

A total of four people were shot that night. An adult male and an adult female suffered non-life-threatening injuries; two other victims were seriously wounded and later died. The Colorado Springs Police Department’s Violent Crime Section opened an active, ongoing investigation and asked witnesses to come forward. No arrests or named suspects have been reported in connection with the shootings.

If anyone was at the Citadel Mall parking lot that night or has information that could help the investigation, please share what was seen or heard.