In the winter of 2018, the city of Colorado Springs was experiencing a record number of homicides. Among the lives tragically cut short during this period was that of Brandon Thomas Coffin, a 28-year-old male resident of the city. On December 14, 2018, Coffin became a victim of gun violence in an incident that would leave his family and community searching for answers.
His death was one of 38 homicides investigated by the Colorado Springs Police Department that year, contributing to a grim statistic for the city.
The circumstances surrounding Coffin's death remain largely undisclosed to the public. While it was clear to investigators that his death was a homicide, the specific details of what transpired have not been released. In the days following his death, an obituary remembered a young man born in Colorado Springs on April 17, 1990, who passed away on December 15, 2018. Family and friends were left to mourn a life that had ended abruptly and violently.
As 2018 came to a close, the Colorado Springs Police Department reported that they had cleared or solved all but six of the year's homicides. Tragically, Brandon Coffin's case was one of those six that remained unsolved. To date, there has been no publicly disclosed information regarding any potential suspects or arrests in connection with his murder. The investigation into his death is seemingly at a standstill, leaving a painful void for those who knew him and a lingering question of who was responsible for his death.
