On May 19, 1976, at about 2:58 a.m., 21-year-old Jarl Hoffman was fatally shot inside the recreation building at Camp George West Honor Camp in Jefferson County, Colorado. He had been playing billiards with fellow inmates when gunfire came from the darkness near Old Golden Road and struck him.

Witnesses reported a vehicle speeding away from the scene, and additional gunshots were heard in the hours around the homicide. Investigators also found that five dogs nearby had been shot and killed and two others had been shot at during the same timeframe.

No arrests have ever been made and the case went cold; the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office lists the death as an open homicide. Does anyone have information about that night or remember unusual activity near Camp George West in May 1976?