Cory William Forbush, 23, was shot and killed in the parking lot of a Colorado Springs Kmart on December 27, 2017. Originally from San Bernardino, California, he had moved to Colorado Springs in 2004 and worked as a glass glazier. Family and friends remembered him as a happy person devoted to his two children, Mikey and Lilly, who often helped others.

According to an arrest affidavit, Cory and his brother had pulled into the Kmart lot when another vehicle pulled up beside them. The affidavit says an altercation followed and Cory allegedly exited his vehicle holding a gun; he was then shot by someone in the other car. El Paso County sheriff’s deputies arrested 23-year-old Michael Parkhurst II without incident on January 5, 2018, in an unincorporated area south of Colorado Springs in connection with the killing.

Anyone who knew Cory, was in the area that evening, or has information about the confrontation is asked to come forward.