Colorado Springs Man already in jail faces new charges in connection to a June homicide

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - On Monday, July 17, 2023, detectives with the Colorado Springs Police Department's Homicide Unit arrested 51-year-old Gilbert Lopez Jr. He faces a First Degree Murder, directly related to a homicide investigation that began on June 23, 2023, according to CSPD.

On June 23 at 3:07 a.m., CSPD said shots were fired in the 1500 block of E Boulder St. Officers
responded to the area and found 48-year-old Nancy Mascarenas dead on the scene.

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CSPD said Lopez was already in custody at the El Paso County Jail for outstanding warrants and other unrelated criminal charges at the time of this new arrest.