Mother grieves loss of 20-year-old son who was shot to death

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) - On Saturday, police responded to a Shotspotter alert of gunfire of 15 rounds in the area of 1500 Acero Ave.

Police records obtained by KRDO13 state that one man was found dead in the street upon arrival and has been identified as 20-year-old Bryce Woolery.

According to police, Bryce got in the middle of an altercation between his friend and her ex after they began yelling outside his friend's house. When Bryce went to confront the two, the ex, Darian Cocilo, shot Bryce multiple times, and when dispatch arrived at the scene, Bryce was found dead in the street.

"He was one day short of his 21st birthday," says his mother, Debra Woolery. "He left his mark on everybody knew. He would go places and he would know people... And he just always had a smile on his face."

We spoke to a good friend of his who says Bryce will be greatly missed.

"Put simply, he was kind of a goofball," says Aiden Strickland.

Aiden tells me their childhood had its challenges, but they used parkour as an outlet, a passion they both shared.

"It was always laughs and joy. And I miss that so much because not a whole lot of people I know bring that to the table, you know. And that's all he was, was laughs," says Strickland.

In memory of Bryce, the family tells me they will hold a gathering at El Centro del Quinto Sol's east side skate park at 2 p.m. on Saturday for all who would like to attend.

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