Somebody fired 27 bullets into two human beings on a residential street before 3 a.m., and one of them spent his last conscious hours knowing he might not survive. Eric Torres was hit by gunfire on West 13th Street in Pueblo at 2:49 in the morning on November 1st, his body absorbing wounds that would kill him hours later at 10:20 a.m. in a hospital bed. He was 21 years old—born in 2004, barely started in adult life—when someone targeted him and another person in what police are calling a deliberate attack near El Pueblo Pride Park. The ShotSpotter system detected 27 rounds fired, an overwhelming amount of ammunition for any situation, and when officers responded they found two people shot and bleeding.

Somebody fired 27 bullets into two human beings on a quiet residential street before dawn, and one of them—21-year-old **Eric Torres**—spent his final conscious hours knowing he might not survive. The shooting happened on **West 13th Street in Pueblo** at 2:49 a.m. on **November 1**, when the city’s ShotSpotter system picked up the sound of rapid gunfire near **El Pueblo Pride Park**. Officers arrived within minutes to find two victims lying in the street, both critically wounded.Torres, who was born in 2004 and had only just begun 

to carve out his path in adulthood, was rushed to a nearby hospital. Despite doctors’ efforts, he succumbed to his injuries at **10:20 a.m.**, roughly eight hours after the attack. Police confirmed that the shooting was not random, describing it as a **targeted and deliberate act of violence**. The identity and condition of the second victim have not yet been released.The sheer violence of the assault—27 rounds fired in a 

residential neighborhood—has left the community shaken and searching for answers. Detectives spent hours canvassing the area for shell casings, surveillance footage, and witnesses, while forensic teams documented a scene littered with evidence of the chaos that unfolded. Residents said the sound of gunfire shattered the night’s silence, waking entire households and sending families to the floor in fear.

As Pueblo police continue to investigate, they are urging anyone with information to come forward. Meanwhile, Torres’s family and friends are left reeling from an unimaginable loss. Loved ones describe Eric as kind, funny, and full of dreams—someone who deserved decades more life than he got. A memorial of candles and flowers now grows on West 13th Street, marking the spot where a young man’s future was stolen in a storm of bullets.