In the summer of 2025, the community of Pueblo, Colorado, was shaken by the untimely death of Victoria Brandon Delira-Alires, a 39-year-old Hispanic female. On the late morning of June 29, 2025, police responded to a call about an injured woman in the 2400 block of Pine Street. Upon arrival, they discovered Victoria with what appeared to be a gunshot wound. Despite the efforts of first responders, she was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Her death was classified as the city's sixth homicide of the year.
The investigation into Victoria's death moved swiftly. Detectives from the Crimes Against Persons and Crime Scene Investigations Divisions took over the case. Within days, their work led them to a person of interest. On July 2, 2025, 49-year-old Moses Wagner was taken into custody following a traffic stop for a fictitious license plate and illegal window tint. Investigators had gathered sufficient evidence to obtain a warrant for his arrest in connection with Victoria's death.
Subsequent reports revealed a tragic sequence of events. Investigators believed that a shot fired by Wagner had ricocheted and inadvertently struck Delira-Alires. Wagner was booked into the Pueblo County Detention Center on a charge of manslaughter. In the weeks that followed, the legal process unfolded, culminating in Wagner entering a guilty plea to manslaughter for the June killing. This plea formalized his responsibility for the fatal shooting that ended the life of Victoria Brandon Delira-Alires. Her passing was mourned by her family and friends, who remembered her as a loving individual.
