On Monday, March 27, 2023, the El Paso County Coroner’s Office completed the autopsy of the deceased male, who has been identified as 23-year-old Braden Peltier, from Bay City, MI but had been stationed at Ft. Carson, CO with the US Army. While the Coroner’s Office will determine the official cause and manner of death, Mr. Peltier’s death is being investigated as a homicide.
This is the 4th homicide in the city of Colorado Springs in 2023. At this time last year there were 17 homicides investigated.
This is still an active investigation, and anyone with information or who is a witness to this investigation is asked to call the Colorado Springs Police Department at (719) 444-7000; or if you wish to remain anonymous, you may call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at (719) 634-STOP (7867) or 1-800-222-8477.
Any further information will come from the Public Information Office regarding this case. A photo is attached to this email of Mr. Peltier.
Original Blotter Entry 32187
On March 26, 2023, at approximately 3:44 AM, CSPD received several 911 calls related to shots being fired in the area of the 2700 block of Palmer Park Blvd. When officers arrived, they located two people who had sustained gunshot wounds. Both were transported to local hospitals, where one later succumbed to his injuries. Detectives from the CSPD Homicide Unit responded to continue the investigation.
This is still an active investigation, and anyone with information or who is a witness to this investigation is asked to call the Colorado Springs Police Department at (719) 444-7000; or if you wish to remain anonymous, you may call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at (719) 634-STOP (7867) or 1-800-222-8477.
