In the early morning hours of June 17, 2021, a burst of gunfire in a parking lot near 3800 E. Pikes Peak Ave. in Colorado Springs left 51-year-old Gwendolyn Watson dead of fatal gunshot wounds. Born in Bangkok, Thailand, Watson was an entrepreneur and mother known in her community for work as an esthetician, photographer, event planner, and dessert designer. Witnesses said a suspect fired several shots and fled the scene.

Detectives identified 34-year-old Paris Toler-Anderson as a suspect within a day and sought information on his whereabouts. Investigators linked him to other serious offenses in the area, including bank robbery and kidnapping. A fugitive search ended with his capture by the United States Marshals Service in San Antonio, Texas; he was extradited to Colorado and charged in connection with Watson’s murder. In October 2021 Toler-Anderson pleaded not guilty, and a trial was scheduled to begin in August 2022.

Did anyone in the Colorado Springs area know Gwendolyn or have information about the events that night?