On the evening of December 19, 2008, in Commerce City, Colorado, 22-year-old Marco Escalera was shot after a verbal altercation at Parkway Liquor Store at 6075 Parkway Drive. The argument between two groups moved outside the store, and Escalera was struck by gunfire. Friends drove him to the hospital, but he died that same night from his wounds.

The Commerce City Police Department is investigating the death as a homicide. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. The shooting occurred less than a week before Christmas, a fact family members noted as especially painful.

Who was in Marco’s group that night or who witnessed the confrontation outside the store?