Earnest Gene Ramsey II was fatally shot on the evening of Friday, April 13, 2018, at an apartment complex in southeastern Colorado Springs where he lived. He was 39; born July 16, 1978. A journeyman carpenter by trade, Ramsey was a husband and father of two daughters, remembered by relatives and friends as fun-loving and outgoing.

The Colorado Springs Police Department’s Violent Crimes unit investigated the shooting, which was ruled a homicide.

Anyone who knew Earnest, saw activity near that apartment complex on April 13, 2018, or has information that could help investigators is asked to come forward.