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Vidal Vigil

Case from Colorado Springs, CO dated Aug 26, 2024

Victim Details

Vidal Vigil

Male

Colorado Springs

CO

2024-08-26

24

Vidal

Vigil

07/10/2026

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Vidal Vigil, a 24-year-old male, was killed in a shooting on August 26, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The incident unfolded after an altercation in the parking lot of a Days Inn near Garden of the Gods Road. Vigil was with his girlfriend, Jayda Salazar, and another passenger, Pablo Martinez, in his 1973 Chevrolet Silverado truck. An argument broke out between Martinez and a man identified as Michael Gilliam, which escalated to both men throwing rocks at each other.

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  • Colorado Springs Gazette: Colorado Springs police release ID of man found dead in crashed car on Chestnut Street
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