On the evening of March 9, 2022, gunfire erupted inside a Quality Inn on North Ouray Street in Aurora, Colorado. Sixteen-year-old Ronald Heriberto Calderon Ramirez was fatally wounded in the shooting; four other people were injured that night. Law enforcement launched an intensive investigation at the hotel scene.

Authorities arrested four suspects in connection with the attack: 18-year-old Rafael Martinez, 17-year-old Rizvan Rastogor, 17-year-old Damien Lucero, and a fourth juvenile whose identity has been withheld. Charges reported against Martinez, Rastogor and Lucero included first-degree murder and multiple counts of attempted first-degree murder; the two 17-year-olds were also charged with illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile, and the fourth juvenile faced accessory and illegal possession charges.

Few personal details about Ronald have been released beyond his full name and age. If anyone was at the Quality Inn that night or has information about the shooting, please come forward to help clarify what happened.