Manuel Lupito Manny Vigil, 28, was fatally shot on February 6, 2017, in Colorado Springs after a violent confrontation tied to a disputed marijuana transaction. Vigil arrived at a home in the 6300 block of La Plata Peak Drive with Theran Hopke; Vigil was shot after exiting the passenger side and managed to climb back into the pickup before being found dead inside the vehicle about two miles away. Hopke was also shot and survived with catastrophic injuries that left him paralyzed.

Investigators and later court testimony describe a dispute that began over a multi‑thousand dollar drug deal and a subsequent robbery. Prosecutors said Prine and his roommate Matthew Houston had been paid about $4,800 for several pounds of marijuana but discovered the package had been weighed down, and tensions escalated through threatening text messages. Prine acknowledged firing from an upstairs bedroom; police recovered a firearm and a rock from the truck and the coroner ruled Vigil’s death a homicide. Charges were filed against William Quiterio Prine and Matthew Houston; charges against Houston were later dismissed by Judge Deborah Grohs for insufficient evidence connecting him to a conspiracy.

Key questions remain about what happened in the minutes before the shooting and who initiated the confrontation. Anyone with information about Vigil, Hopke, or that February 6 encounter is asked to come forward.