In the quiet city of Cañon City, Colorado, the life of 39-year-old Richard Fay, a male, was tragically cut short on the night of September 28, 2019. Responding to reports of a gunshot in the 600 block of Spruce Court, officers made a grim discovery; Fay was found deceased outside of a residence, the victim of a fatal shooting. Witnesses in the area recalled seeing a dark-colored sedan with out-of-state license plates just before the sound of the gunshot shattered the evening's calm.
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investigation into Fay's death quickly centered on two individuals, 23-year-old Luciano Pogorzelski and 21-year-old Madison Blackburn. Law enforcement believed the pair had been in contact with Fay before he was killed and were soon identified as persons of interest in the burgeoning murder investigation. The Cañon City Police Department released their names and photographs to the public, seeking information on their whereabouts. They were believed to be traveling in a 2005 dark gray, four-door Audi with a Tennessee license plate.
What followed was a cross-country manhunt as Pogorzelski and Blackburn seemingly vanished from Colorado. The search for the duo came to a dramatic end in Gastonia, North Carolina. Acting on a tip, local police located and arrested the pair at a gas station near a relative's home. Initially, they were taken into custody on unrelated gun charges. However, their connection to the Colorado homicide was soon confirmed.
Following their capture, the Cañon City Police Department announced that arrest warrants had been issued for both Luciano Pogorzelski and Madison Blackburn, charging them with second-degree murder in connection with Richard Fay's death. The two were held in North Carolina, awaiting extradition back to Colorado to face prosecution for their alleged roles in the killing. While the relationship between the suspects and the victim was not immediately released, the arrests brought a sense of progress in the quest for justice for Richard Fay.
