Victims identified following apartment complex shooting in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – The victims of a mid-May apartment complex homicide investigation in Colorado Springs were identified by officials Thursday afternoon.

According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, Ramon Ruacho, 19, and Elijah Espinoza, 21, both died following a shooting at an apartment complex in the 200 block of North Murray Boulevard on May 16. Officials said the county coroner will determine their cause and manner of deaths, but their deaths are both being investigated as homicides.

Police provided a photo of Ruacho alongside the release of the victims’ identities. He is pictured at the top of this article.

According to police, the night of the incident, officers on scene found three males with gunshot wounds. One was found dead on scene, another died at the hospital and the third suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries.

Ruacho and Espinoza’s deaths are the 16th and 17th homicides in the city this year. According to police, a suspect was still not in custody as of Thursday, but officials said they do not believe this was a random act of violence.

This remains an active investigation, and anyone with information or who was a witness to this incident is asked to call the Colorado Springs Police Department at (719) 444-4000.

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