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Shawnee Antonio Tapia, 35, was shot and killed in the parking lot of Astro Liquors in Colorado Springs on January 7, 2018. A U.S. Army veteran who served in Afghanistan and a member of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe, Tapia was a husband and father of a son and a daughter. He enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson and hiking.

Investigators identified 30-year-old Charles Lobato as a suspect and the Colorado Springs Police Department launched a manhunt when he was wanted on a first-degree murder charge in connection with Tapia’s death. Lobato remained a fugitive for months before he was captured, and on April 15, 2019, he pleaded guilty to charges arising from the killing.

Anyone who knew Shawnee, had information about the shooting, or saw anything at Astro Liquors on January 7, 2018 is asked to come forward.