Lisa West, a 34-year-old White woman, was a native of Massachusetts who is survived by her daughter, parents, and siblings. A memorial service was held for her in Manchester, Tennessee, after her life was cut short in a violent encounter in her Colorado Springs, Colorado, apartment.
The morning of May 13, 2025, began with a strange 911 call just before 11:40 a.m. from Kevin Wells, West’s 36-year-old boyfriend. Wells told the dispatcher that someone was trying to break into his apartment at the Mountain Shadows Apartments on Fontmore Road. He claimed he was not home but that his girlfriend, Lisa West, was inside. When Colorado Springs police officers arrived, they found no signs of a break-in but made an emergency entry into the residence. Inside, they discovered West deceased from a single gunshot wound to her head.
The investigation into the reported burglary immediately became a homicide case, and the focus turned to locating Kevin Wells.
As authorities began their search, two critical calls came into the 911 dispatch center. The first was from Wells’s father, who reported that his son had just confessed to killing his girlfriend. The second call was from Wells’s boss, who had received a text message from Wells admitting to the shooting. In a conversation with his father, Wells allegedly said he had “messed up” and that his “life was over,” explaining that he and West had argued that morning and he shot her when she refused to leave the apartment.
Using information from the calls, police were able to track Wells’s phone. The Colorado State Patrol located him and his vehicle on the south side of Pueblo, and he was taken into custody without incident. Wells was arrested and charged with first-degree murder for the death of Lisa West. He was booked into the El Paso County Jail, where he was held without bond.
In July 2025, following a preliminary hearing where officers testified about the crime scene and Wells's confessions, an El Paso County judge ruled there was sufficient evidence to move forward. The judge bound Wells's first-degree murder charge over for trial. In September 2026, an El Paso County jury convicted Kevin Wells of murder for shooting Lisa West.
