Kenneth Hatcher Jr., a 24-year-old Black man, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of August 20, 2017, in the parking lot of the Playing Field Sports Bar on North Academy Boulevard in Colorado Springs. First responders found him with a serious gunshot wound; he was taken to a nearby hospital and later died of his injuries.

The Colorado Springs Police Department opened a homicide investigation and conducted numerous witness interviews because many people were in the area that night. Investigators worked the case for months without a public breakthrough. In August 2018 an arrest in an unrelated case briefly raised hopes that there might be a connection to Hatcher’s killing, but no charges were filed in relation to his death and no suspect has been officially named or arrested. The case remains an unsolved homicide and investigators continue to seek information.

If anyone was in the Playing Field Sports Bar parking lot that night or has information about the shooting, please contact authorities.