On the evening of November 20, 2021, a family outing to Memorial Park skate park in Colorado Springs ended in multiple shootings. Fourteen-year-old Dominic Celano, his 23-year-old cousin Gage Celano, and 12-year-old Dylan were confronted by two unidentified individuals. The suspects, wearing hoodies and carrying guns, opened fire; Dominic reportedly stepped in front of his younger brother and was fatally shot. First responders arrived near 1705 E. Pikes Peak Avenue at about 7:14 p.m. and found Dominic deceased.

Gage Celano was transported to a hospital and later died of his wounds. Dylan survived after emergency surgery despite sustaining five gunshot wounds. The Colorado Springs Police Department Homicide/Assault Unit took over the investigation; the shooting was counted as the city’s 37th and 38th homicides of 2021. Authorities have offered a reward, no arrests have been announced, and no suspects have been publicly identified. Reports say the assailants shouted street gang slogans, but the motive remains unclear.

Dominic was described as a good boy who died nine days before his fifteenth birthday.