On October 6, 2019, 52-year-old Cecilio Roman Ortiz was shot and killed inside his Pueblo, Colorado, home following a disturbance with his 23-year-old son, Malachi Ortiz. The victim, known locally as a pastor and barber, was found after Roseen Ortiz heard a pop in the kitchen and discovered her husband and son struggling over a firearm. She says she wrestled the gun away and her husband collapsed; rescue personnel pronounced him dead at the scene on Sherwood Lane.

Roseen reported that Malachi was heavily intoxicated and unaware of what had happened until he sobered up later. She also said her 911 calls were repeatedly disconnected before she reached an operator; police records show four of five calls were disconnected. Police arrested Malachi and booked him into the Pueblo County Detention Center on a charge of second-degree murder.

Ortiz was remembered as a devoted family man, a giver, and pastor of the Lord’s Vineyard Fellowship Church. If anyone knew Cecilio Ortiz or has information about the events that night, please come forward.