Pueblo car fire becomes homicide investigation

(PUEBLO, Colo.) — A man’s death is being investigated as a homicide after the Pueblo Police Department (PPD) said he was pulled from a burning car with apparent gunshot wounds.

According to PPD, officers responded around 9:30 p.m. to the 500 block of East Mesa Avenue, northeast of I-25 and East Northern Avenue, to investigate a reported car fire. Some of the calls made to police reported having heard gunshots before seeing the car on fire.

PPD said when officers arrived, they found a man inside the car. When the man was removed from the car, officers noted that he had suffered what appeared to be gunshot wounds.

The man was taken to the hospital but ultimately died of his injuries. PPD said detectives responded and are investigating the man’s death as a homicide.

PPD said no suspect has been taken into custody in connection to this case. This is the 13th homicide in the City of Pueblo in 2023.

This is an ongoing investigation and PPD asked anyone with information on this incident to contact police at (719) 553-2502 or Detective Jose Medina at (719) 320-6006. You can also submit a tip anonymously to Pueblo Crime Stoppers at (719) 542-STOP (7867) or PuebloCrimeStoppers.com.

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