Carlos Perea was fatally shot while riding as a passenger on Abriendo Avenue near Pueblo’s main library on the evening of February 6, 2015. An argument reportedly broke out between the occupants of his car and people in a nearby vehicle; a single gunshot struck Perea and proved fatal. The other car left the scene and its occupants disappeared into the city, and the vehicle Perea had been in was treated as a crime scene.

Pueblo police opened a homicide investigation and described the incident as likely gang-related, but provided no public details about suspects or the fleeing vehicle. Family and friends held a candlelight vigil about a year later to press for new leads. No arrests have been publicly announced and the case remains unsolved.

If anyone has information about the argument, the other vehicle, or events on Abriendo Avenue that night, please come forward.