On the 18th anniversary of the slaying of 13-year-old Steven “Gino” Romero, gunned down in an apparent gang shooting, police in Colorado Springs say they are still searching for two men suspected in the case.
Socorro Anselmo Gutierrez, 45, and Vinnicio Rafeal Martinez, 41, have been on the lam since the 1997 shooting, avoiding arrest on suspicion of first-degree murder.
Police issued a news release on Friday reminding the public that the two remain fugitives.
Steven accepted a ride from three friends in a borrowed 1969 Chevrolet Impala early on May 24,1997 when he was killed.
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“The car, owned by a gang member, who was not in the car at the time, was targeted by a rival gang,” police said in a news release. “Twenty eight bullets were shot into the car, striking and killing (Steven).”
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call police at 719-444-7000.
Jesse Paul: 303-954-1733, jpaul@denverpost.com or twitter.com/JesseAPaul
