A dispute in a parking lot in Aurora, Colorado, ended in gunfire on Christmas evening. Eric Fitzgerald Reedy, 35, was shot on December 25, 2021, near East 1st Avenue and North Oakland Street, was taken to a local hospital and later died of his injuries. Aurora police treated the death as a homicide.

Officers encountered a 33-year-old man at the scene who was involved in the shooting; that person was not immediately taken into custody. The case was turned over to the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office for review.

Anyone who was in the area that Christmas evening or who has information about the dispute and the shooting is asked to come forward.