On April 1, 2025, at approximately 9:00 PM, the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) responded to a call for service for a shooting in the 3700 block of Astrozon Boulevard. Upon arrival, officers were told that the shooting victim had been transported to a hospital in a vehicle.
A short time later, the CSPD 911 Communications Center received a call for a shooting victim at a local hospital. When officers arrived at the hospital, they learned that the victim had come from Astrozon Boulevard. The victim, an adult male, suffered at least one gunshot wound and was pronounced deceased.
On April 2, 2025, the El Paso County Coroner’s Office conducted an autopsy and identified the deceased victim as 31-year-old Julian Vigil. While the Coroner’s Office will determine the cause and manner of death, this is being investigated as a homicide.
This was the 13th homicide in 2025 in Colorado Springs. At that time last year, there were nine homicides.
On November 21, 2025, 41-year-old David Anthony Dean was charged with 1st Degree Murder. Dean was already in custody on unrelated charges.
This remains an active investigation, and anyone with information is asked to call the Colorado Springs Police Department at (719) 444-7000. If you wish to remain anonymous, you may call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 719-634-STOP (7867) or 1-800-222-8477.
