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12-04-2025
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19-year-old identified in fatal Pueblo drive-by shooting
(PUEBLO, Colo.) — According to the Pueblo County Coroner, a 19-year-old has been identified as the victim killed in a drive-by shooting that also left two others injured. A suspect vehicle is still sought in connection to the case. The coroner posted about the shooting on Friday, April 11, and confirmed that 19-year-old Michael James Suazo of Pueblo had died of a gunshot wound during an incident in the 1900 block of North Hudson Avenue, near the Highway 50 bypass on Sunday, April 6. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: PPD looking for information on deadly drive-by shooting Officers with the Pueblo Police Department (PPD) originally responded to the area of Hwy 50 and Hudson Avenue on a report of a shooting shortly after 5 p.m. on April 6. When they arrived, officers found Suazo suffering from apparent gunshot wounds in a car near Hwy 50. He was pronounced dead on scene and two others in the car were evaluated for minor injuries, PPD said. PPD said the shooting is believed to have occurred in the intersection of N. Hudson Avenue and Hwy 50, with many witnesses present at the time. A suspect vehicle was identified on Tuesday, April 8, as a red 2015 Ford Escape with license plate QST815. PPD asked anyone who may have witnessed the shooting or who has seen the suspect vehicle pictured above to contact Detective Hector Herrera at (719) 601-7023 or CrimeStoppers at (719) 542-STOP (7867) to remain anonymous. Suazo's death is being investigated as a homicide, the coroner said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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11-04-2025
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Coroner IDs homicide victim in April 6 drive-by; police say suspect vehicle found
A 19-year-old Pueblo man who was shot and killed April 6 in an alleged drive-by shooting was identified April 11 by the Pueblo County Coroner's Office. Michael James Suazo sustained a gunshot wound during a confrontation in the 1900 block of North Hudson Avenue and was pronounced dead at the scene by a coroner investigator. His next of kin has been notified, according to the coroner. Pueblo police officers were called to an area near the intersection of Hudson Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Bypass, formerly U.S. Highway 50 E Bypass, at approximately 5:14 p.m. Sunday to investigate a report of gunshots exchanged between occupants of two vehicles, according to Pueblo Police Department spokesperson Bianca Hicks. Officers arrived at the scene to find a vehicle parked in the 2000 block of N. Hudson Ave., the driver of which, later identified as Suazo, had been shot and killed. Two other occupants of the vehicle suffered minor injuries, according to a Pueblo PD news release. Police have not yet made any arrests in connection with the case. Police announced April 9 they were seeking the public's help to locate a red 2015 Ford Escape believed to be a suspect vehicle, but Hicks told the Chieftain on April 11 that the vehicle had been located and its registered owners are not suspects in the case. Pueblo PD is asking any witnesses who were present at the time of the shooting or who have additional information to contact Detective Hector Herrera at 719-601-7023, or contact Pueblo Crime Stoppers, 719-542-STOP, to remain anonymous. The homicide was the city of Pueblo's third of 2025, all of which took place in a three-week span: the first homicide took place March 16 and was determined by police to have been a murder-suicide; the second took place April 3, and police arrested 21-year-old Andrew Martinez, charging him with first-degree murder. A total of 20 homicides were recorded in the city of Pueblo in 2024. Read more on Pueblo crime: Two Pueblo police officers wounded in March 18 'ambush' were shot in the head with AR-15 All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in court. Arrests and charges are merely accusations by law enforcement until, and unless, a suspect is convicted of a crime. This article originally appeared on The Pueblo Chieftain: Man killed in Pueblo drive-by identified by coroner
