Pueblo PD arrests 2 men in fatal shooting at gas station in September

UPDATE: In newly obtained court documents, KRDO13 has learned that the two suspects, 20-year-old Dewayne Ingram and 24-year-old Aaron Alvarado had a history together, prior to the shooting.

After meeting in jail, the two spent time together at Christlife Ministries; a halfway house in Pueblo. 

Alvarado was on parole at the time of the shooting and the GPS tracker on his ankle monitor puts him at the scene of the crime.

Detectives say it was Ingram who shot the victim once inside his truck, before pulling him out to rifle through his belongings.

When he noticed that Nicholas Grace was still moving, he shot him again right before running towards a vehicle being driven by Alvarado.

After tying him to the scene, officers searched a room that Ingram had been staying in. They found narcotics, face masks, and a towel stained with blood.

They also found multiple firearms, including one hidden inside a sock and placed inside of a deep freezer. The shell casings on that pistol are believed to match the ones recovered at the scene.

Original story:

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) - The Pueblo Police Department (PPD) announced Thursday that two men are now in custody and facing multiple charges in connection with a fatal shooting at a Pueblo gas station in September 2024.

RELATED: Deadly gas station shooting

According to the PPD, the shooting that took the life of 56-year-old Nicholas Grace appeared to be a failed carjacking.

The shooting happened around 3:30 a.m. in the parking lot of a Loaf N' Jug in the 1100 block of Pueblo Blvd. Way. The PPD said Nicholas Grace was shot outside of his car and the suspects fled the scene, leaving the car behind.

The PPD announced Thursday that 20-year-old Dewayne Ingram and 24-year-old Aaron Alvarado have been charged in the shooting.

Ingram was already in custody on previous charges in El Paso County. He has been charged with first-degree murder. Alvarado was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, complicity to aggravated robbery, and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery. He has been booked into the Pueblo County Detention Center.