Memorial Service
NOV 8. 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Romero Family Funeral Home - Denver
4750 Tejon Street
Denver, CO, US, 80211
A mother and champion of her girls’ softball team, a longtime Auraria campus staffer and a father of two, with a third child on the way, were fatally shot Wednesday inside a Thornton Walmart. The three victims were identified Thursday as 52-year-old Pamela Marques of Denver, 66-year-old Carlos Moreno of Thornton and 26-year-old Victor Vasquez of Denver, according to the Adams County coroner’s office. Moreno and Vaquez died at the Thornton Walmart, 9901 Grant St. Marques was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Moreno worked for the Auraria campus for 18 years in structural trades, focusing on general maintenance and repair, said Blaine Nickeson, chief of staff for the campus. “He was well-known, friendly, always willing to help,” Nickeson said. “Lots of people on campus could rely on him and knew he was someone that could take care of them. He leaves a big hole.” Moreno was a “stand-up guy,” he said, adding that he cared deeply about his work and helping students, staffers and faculty members on campus. The facilities department, where Moreno worked, is in shock, Nickeson said. He said employees are trying to continue normal operations but are struggling with the loss. Friends of Vasquez started a GoFundMe page to help his fiancee, mother and children with funeral costs and immediate needs. As of 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 310 people had pledged $14,605 toward a goal of $25,000. Vasquez was a father of two girls and had another child on the way. “I am so sorry for your loss. Praying for you and your family,” Wendy Parker said on the GoFundMe page. Parker said she knew Vasquez from the East Point Christian Center in Escondido, Calif. She added, “My heart breaks for you.” Marques attended Pueblo County High School and graduated from Adams City High School in 1983, according to her Facebook page. “I love my daughter and my twins,” she said on Facebook. Marques enjoyed fishing and gambling. She helped raise money for her girls’ Crush fast-pitch softball team. People had posted on Marques’ Facebook wall to express their sympathy, saying she was loved. Commenters added that they will be there to help Marques’ sister and mother. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims and everyone touched by this incident,” Gov. John Hickenlooper said in a statement Thursday. “We thank the first responders whose actions restored calm and are helping the community recover.”
THORNTON, Colo. -- Two men and a woman were killed in a shooting inside a suburban Denver Walmart on Wednesday night that forced customers to either hide or flee. Thornton police reported "multiple parties down" and advised people to stay away from the area as dozens of police cruisers and emergency vehicles raced to the scene. The men died at the store, and the woman died at a hospital. Police spokesman Victor Avila said a man nonchalantly entered the store and fired a handgun into a group of people before fleeing in a car. No one has been arrested. "This is a very heinous act," Avila said. "We don't know exactly what the motive of the person was, but it was certainly a terrible act." The spokesman said there is currently no indication that the shooting was an act of terror. Early Thursday morning, police identified the suspect as Scott Ostrem, 47, and told reporters that he was considered armed and dangerous. Aaron Stephens, 44, was in the self-checkout line when he heard a single shot followed by two more bursts of gunfire before people started running for the exits. "I immediately froze because I didn't know what to think or what was going on. Then I heard two more shots and I hit the ground," Stephens told CBS Denver. "The employees started screaming. Customers were screaming. They were running like crazy, and I ran out too because I didn't want to get killed," he said. Guadalupe Perez was inside the store with her young son when she heard what she thought was a balloon popping. A Walmart employee told her someone was shooting, and then Perez saw people running away yelling, "Let's go. Let's go. Leave the groceries." "You see all these things in the news and you go through it, it's scary," she said. "But thank God we're OK and nothing happened to us." Investigators were reviewing security footage and interviewing witnesses to get a description of the shooter. Special agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were helping police in the investigation. The Walmart, about 10 miles north of Denver, is in a busy shopping center that includes restaurants, a movie theater and several other stores. Ragan Dickens, a Walmart spokesman, said the company is working with investigators. He declined further comment.
NOV 8. 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Romero Family Funeral Home - Denver
4750 Tejon Street
Denver, CO, US, 80211
A mother and champion of her girls’ softball team, a longtime Auraria campus staffer and a father of two, with a third child on the way, were fatally shot Wednesday inside a Thornton Walmart. The three victims were identified Thursday as 52-year-old Pamela Marques of Denver, 66-year-old Carlos Moreno of Thornton and 26-year-old Victor Vasquez of Denver, according to the Adams County coroner’s office. Moreno and Vaquez died at the Thornton Walmart, 9901 Grant St. Marques was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Moreno worked for the Auraria campus for 18 years in structural trades, focusing on general maintenance and repair, said Blaine Nickeson, chief of staff for the campus. “He was well-known, friendly, always willing to help,” Nickeson said. “Lots of people on campus could rely on him and knew he was someone that could take care of them. He leaves a big hole.” Moreno was a “stand-up guy,” he said, adding that he cared deeply about his work and helping students, staffers and faculty members on campus. The facilities department, where Moreno worked, is in shock, Nickeson said. He said employees are trying to continue normal operations but are struggling with the loss. Friends of Vasquez started a GoFundMe page to help his fiancee, mother and children with funeral costs and immediate needs. As of 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 310 people had pledged $14,605 toward a goal of $25,000. Vasquez was a father of two girls and had another child on the way. “I am so sorry for your loss. Praying for you and your family,” Wendy Parker said on the GoFundMe page. Parker said she knew Vasquez from the East Point Christian Center in Escondido, Calif. She added, “My heart breaks for you.” Marques attended Pueblo County High School and graduated from Adams City High School in 1983, according to her Facebook page. “I love my daughter and my twins,” she said on Facebook. Marques enjoyed fishing and gambling. She helped raise money for her girls’ Crush fast-pitch softball team. People had posted on Marques’ Facebook wall to express their sympathy, saying she was loved. Commenters added that they will be there to help Marques’ sister and mother. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims and everyone touched by this incident,” Gov. John Hickenlooper said in a statement Thursday. “We thank the first responders whose actions restored calm and are helping the community recover.”
THORNTON, Colo. -- Two men and a woman were killed in a shooting inside a suburban Denver Walmart on Wednesday night that forced customers to either hide or flee. Thornton police reported "multiple parties down" and advised people to stay away from the area as dozens of police cruisers and emergency vehicles raced to the scene. The men died at the store, and the woman died at a hospital. Police spokesman Victor Avila said a man nonchalantly entered the store and fired a handgun into a group of people before fleeing in a car. No one has been arrested. "This is a very heinous act," Avila said. "We don't know exactly what the motive of the person was, but it was certainly a terrible act." The spokesman said there is currently no indication that the shooting was an act of terror. Early Thursday morning, police identified the suspect as Scott Ostrem, 47, and told reporters that he was considered armed and dangerous. Aaron Stephens, 44, was in the self-checkout line when he heard a single shot followed by two more bursts of gunfire before people started running for the exits. "I immediately froze because I didn't know what to think or what was going on. Then I heard two more shots and I hit the ground," Stephens told CBS Denver. "The employees started screaming. Customers were screaming. They were running like crazy, and I ran out too because I didn't want to get killed," he said. Guadalupe Perez was inside the store with her young son when she heard what she thought was a balloon popping. A Walmart employee told her someone was shooting, and then Perez saw people running away yelling, "Let's go. Let's go. Leave the groceries." "You see all these things in the news and you go through it, it's scary," she said. "But thank God we're OK and nothing happened to us." Investigators were reviewing security footage and interviewing witnesses to get a description of the shooter. Special agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were helping police in the investigation. The Walmart, about 10 miles north of Denver, is in a busy shopping center that includes restaurants, a movie theater and several other stores. Ragan Dickens, a Walmart spokesman, said the company is working with investigators. He declined further comment.
Memorial Service
NOV 8. 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Romero Family Funeral Home - Denver
4750 Tejon Street
Denver, CO, US, 80211
A mother and champion of her girls’ softball team, a longtime Auraria campus staffer and a father of two, with a third child on the way, were fatally shot Wednesday inside a Thornton Walmart. The three victims were identified Thursday as 52-year-old Pamela Marques of Denver, 66-year-old Carlos Moreno of Thornton and 26-year-old Victor Vasquez of Denver, according to the Adams County coroner’s office. Moreno and Vaquez died at the Thornton Walmart, 9901 Grant St. Marques was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Moreno worked for the Auraria campus for 18 years in structural trades, focusing on general maintenance and repair, said Blaine Nickeson, chief of staff for the campus. “He was well-known, friendly, always willing to help,” Nickeson said. “Lots of people on campus could rely on him and knew he was someone that could take care of them. He leaves a big hole.” Moreno was a “stand-up guy,” he said, adding that he cared deeply about his work and helping students, staffers and faculty members on campus. The facilities department, where Moreno worked, is in shock, Nickeson said. He said employees are trying to continue normal operations but are struggling with the loss. Friends of Vasquez started a GoFundMe page to help his fiancee, mother and children with funeral costs and immediate needs. As of 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 310 people had pledged $14,605 toward a goal of $25,000. Vasquez was a father of two girls and had another child on the way. “I am so sorry for your loss. Praying for you and your family,” Wendy Parker said on the GoFundMe page. Parker said she knew Vasquez from the East Point Christian Center in Escondido, Calif. She added, “My heart breaks for you.” Marques attended Pueblo County High School and graduated from Adams City High School in 1983, according to her Facebook page. “I love my daughter and my twins,” she said on Facebook. Marques enjoyed fishing and gambling. She helped raise money for her girls’ Crush fast-pitch softball team. People had posted on Marques’ Facebook wall to express their sympathy, saying she was loved. Commenters added that they will be there to help Marques’ sister and mother. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims and everyone touched by this incident,” Gov. John Hickenlooper said in a statement Thursday. “We thank the first responders whose actions restored calm and are helping the community recover.”
THORNTON, Colo. -- Two men and a woman were killed in a shooting inside a suburban Denver Walmart on Wednesday night that forced customers to either hide or flee. Thornton police reported "multiple parties down" and advised people to stay away from the area as dozens of police cruisers and emergency vehicles raced to the scene. The men died at the store, and the woman died at a hospital. Police spokesman Victor Avila said a man nonchalantly entered the store and fired a handgun into a group of people before fleeing in a car. No one has been arrested. "This is a very heinous act," Avila said. "We don't know exactly what the motive of the person was, but it was certainly a terrible act." The spokesman said there is currently no indication that the shooting was an act of terror. Early Thursday morning, police identified the suspect as Scott Ostrem, 47, and told reporters that he was considered armed and dangerous. Aaron Stephens, 44, was in the self-checkout line when he heard a single shot followed by two more bursts of gunfire before people started running for the exits. "I immediately froze because I didn't know what to think or what was going on. Then I heard two more shots and I hit the ground," Stephens told CBS Denver. "The employees started screaming. Customers were screaming. They were running like crazy, and I ran out too because I didn't want to get killed," he said. Guadalupe Perez was inside the store with her young son when she heard what she thought was a balloon popping. A Walmart employee told her someone was shooting, and then Perez saw people running away yelling, "Let's go. Let's go. Leave the groceries." "You see all these things in the news and you go through it, it's scary," she said. "But thank God we're OK and nothing happened to us." Investigators were reviewing security footage and interviewing witnesses to get a description of the shooter. Special agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were helping police in the investigation. The Walmart, about 10 miles north of Denver, is in a busy shopping center that includes restaurants, a movie theater and several other stores. Ragan Dickens, a Walmart spokesman, said the company is working with investigators. He declined further comment.
NOV 8. 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Romero Family Funeral Home - Denver
4750 Tejon Street
Denver, CO, US, 80211
A mother and champion of her girls’ softball team, a longtime Auraria campus staffer and a father of two, with a third child on the way, were fatally shot Wednesday inside a Thornton Walmart. The three victims were identified Thursday as 52-year-old Pamela Marques of Denver, 66-year-old Carlos Moreno of Thornton and 26-year-old Victor Vasquez of Denver, according to the Adams County coroner’s office. Moreno and Vaquez died at the Thornton Walmart, 9901 Grant St. Marques was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Moreno worked for the Auraria campus for 18 years in structural trades, focusing on general maintenance and repair, said Blaine Nickeson, chief of staff for the campus. “He was well-known, friendly, always willing to help,” Nickeson said. “Lots of people on campus could rely on him and knew he was someone that could take care of them. He leaves a big hole.” Moreno was a “stand-up guy,” he said, adding that he cared deeply about his work and helping students, staffers and faculty members on campus. The facilities department, where Moreno worked, is in shock, Nickeson said. He said employees are trying to continue normal operations but are struggling with the loss. Friends of Vasquez started a GoFundMe page to help his fiancee, mother and children with funeral costs and immediate needs. As of 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 310 people had pledged $14,605 toward a goal of $25,000. Vasquez was a father of two girls and had another child on the way. “I am so sorry for your loss. Praying for you and your family,” Wendy Parker said on the GoFundMe page. Parker said she knew Vasquez from the East Point Christian Center in Escondido, Calif. She added, “My heart breaks for you.” Marques attended Pueblo County High School and graduated from Adams City High School in 1983, according to her Facebook page. “I love my daughter and my twins,” she said on Facebook. Marques enjoyed fishing and gambling. She helped raise money for her girls’ Crush fast-pitch softball team. People had posted on Marques’ Facebook wall to express their sympathy, saying she was loved. Commenters added that they will be there to help Marques’ sister and mother. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims and everyone touched by this incident,” Gov. John Hickenlooper said in a statement Thursday. “We thank the first responders whose actions restored calm and are helping the community recover.”
THORNTON, Colo. -- Two men and a woman were killed in a shooting inside a suburban Denver Walmart on Wednesday night that forced customers to either hide or flee. Thornton police reported "multiple parties down" and advised people to stay away from the area as dozens of police cruisers and emergency vehicles raced to the scene. The men died at the store, and the woman died at a hospital. Police spokesman Victor Avila said a man nonchalantly entered the store and fired a handgun into a group of people before fleeing in a car. No one has been arrested. "This is a very heinous act," Avila said. "We don't know exactly what the motive of the person was, but it was certainly a terrible act." The spokesman said there is currently no indication that the shooting was an act of terror. Early Thursday morning, police identified the suspect as Scott Ostrem, 47, and told reporters that he was considered armed and dangerous. Aaron Stephens, 44, was in the self-checkout line when he heard a single shot followed by two more bursts of gunfire before people started running for the exits. "I immediately froze because I didn't know what to think or what was going on. Then I heard two more shots and I hit the ground," Stephens told CBS Denver. "The employees started screaming. Customers were screaming. They were running like crazy, and I ran out too because I didn't want to get killed," he said. Guadalupe Perez was inside the store with her young son when she heard what she thought was a balloon popping. A Walmart employee told her someone was shooting, and then Perez saw people running away yelling, "Let's go. Let's go. Leave the groceries." "You see all these things in the news and you go through it, it's scary," she said. "But thank God we're OK and nothing happened to us." Investigators were reviewing security footage and interviewing witnesses to get a description of the shooter. Special agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were helping police in the investigation. The Walmart, about 10 miles north of Denver, is in a busy shopping center that includes restaurants, a movie theater and several other stores. Ragan Dickens, a Walmart spokesman, said the company is working with investigators. He declined further comment.
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