Ryan William Thompson, 22, was fatally shot on February 23, 2014, outside a liquor store in a strip mall on the 15200 block of East Smoky Hill Road in Aurora, Colorado. The shooting happened about 8:25 p.m.; friends said the fatal encounter followed a brief, seemingly minor altercation when a question was asked of a teenager who then pulled a gun and fired multiple times. Thompson was taken to a hospital in critical condition and was pronounced dead on arrival.

Friends described Thompson as a college student at the Auraria campus and remembered him as down-to-earth; more than 100 people attended a vigil for him that night. Aurora police located a possible suspect vehicle the next day, and a 17-year-old male turned himself in and was taken into custody. Reports mentioned an ongoing dispute between Thompson and the teen and said investigators were looking into whether others in the fleeing vehicle could face charges. The case was to be referred to the Arapahoe County District Attorney’s Office to decide whether the juvenile suspect would be charged as an adult.

If anyone was at the strip mall that night or has information about the people who fled in the vehicle, please come forward.