Ashton Ladd, 27, was found fatally shot on the doorsteps of a home in the 200 block of North 3rd Street in Canon City, Colorado, on the evening of January 7, 2020. Officers who responded shortly after 8 p.m. arrived following reports of yelling and gunshots; Ladd, a local resident and father to a young daughter, was already deceased.

Investigators identified 54-year-old Kenneth Sweet as the suspect. Two men were initially detained for questioning, but only Sweet was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence. Witnesses said Ladd had been at Sweet’s house earlier that evening with another man, left after an argument with his stepfather, then returned and argued with Sweet. A witness reported that Sweet moved in close, Ladd slapped him, and Sweet then retrieved a gun and shot Ladd outside the home.

Does anyone have information about Ladd’s movements that evening or witnessed the events on North 3rd Street?