The confrontation began March 5, 2014, on Jackson Street in Pueblo when a 911 caller reported a violent domestic disturbance involving 23-year-old Robert James Gonzales. Police were dispatched about 10:33 p.m. after reports that Gonzales was choking his common-law wife, Renee Martinez, and was armed with a gun.

Before officers arrived, Martinez had texted her mother for help. When Martinez’s mother and sister came to the house to assist her and her three young children, Gonzales allegedly choked Martinez, threatened her, and fired a shot that narrowly missed Martinez’s mother. Officers who arrived announced themselves and ordered Gonzales out. A shot was heard from inside, two women fled the back of the residence, and Gonzales then appeared holding a handgun. The three officers ordered him to drop the weapon; when he did not, they fired, fatally wounding him.

A Critical Incident Team investigation led by the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office found Gonzales had fired once inside the house. The 10th Judicial District District Attorney concluded the officers acted in self-defense and defense of others and did not file charges. Did anyone in the neighborhood witness the disturbance that night or have additional information about what led up to the shooting?