On the evening of November 1, 2017, 26-year-old Victor Vasquez of Denver was killed in a random mass shooting at a Walmart Supercenter in Thornton. He was at the store with his mother and his fiancée and was a devoted father to two young girls, with another child on the way. Vasquez and another victim, Carlos Moreno, 66, died at the scene; a third victim, 52-year-old Pamela Marques, later died at a hospital.

The shooter, later identified as 47-year-old Scott Allen Ostrem, fled the scene in a red Mitsubishi Mirage. A manhunt followed and he was arrested the next morning in nearby Westminster after a tip from the public. Authorities charged him with multiple counts including first-degree murder, and said terrorism was ruled out as a motive.

If anyone was in the store that night or knew Victor, his family would welcome information or memories to help preserve his legacy.