EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KOAA) — The El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPSO) has identified the victim in the Highway 24 homicide investigation.
He's been identified as 29-year-old Noel Gutierrez-Cano, and EPSO confirmed that he had at least one gunshot wound when deputies found him.
They say that his official cause of death will be determined after the coroner's office conducts an autopsy report.
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On Tuesday, August 26, EPSO was contacted about a three-car traffic crash near the intersection of Hwy 24 and Blue Gill Drive, near Judge Orr Road.
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The person who reported the crash told the sheriff's office that a passenger in one of the cars, a white pickup truck towing a trailer, appeared to be either be seriously injured or dead.
First responders attempted life-saving efforts but were unsuccessful, and Gutierrez-Cano was declared dead on scene.
Deputies immediately began an extensive investigation, including efforts to find and identify the driver of the car, who fled the scene after the crash.
EPSO asks that anyone who was traveling near Highway 24 and Blue Gill Drive between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on August 26, or work/live in the area, check any dashcam, home, or business security footage for any suspicious individuals or activity involving a 2013 GMC Sierra Denali pickup truck towing a black trailer.
This is an ongoing investigation, and EPSO asks that anyone with any information regarding the car or potential suspects to contact the Sheriff's Office Tip Line at (719)520-7777.
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