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Police reveal the identity of a 27-year-old man found dead in October

Police reveal the identity of a 27-year-old man found dead in October

COLORADO SPRINGS — The identity of a man found dead in October was released by police Friday.

Dominic Godinez, 27, was found dead after a disturbance on October 27. Police responded around 1:44 a.m. along Cedar Glen View after reports of a disturbance, and when they arrived, they found Godinez dead at the scene.

Godinez’s death is being investigated as a homicide. At the time of his death, police said all parties involved in the disturbance had been identified, but no arrests had been made at this time.

According to police, this was the 37th homicide in Colorado Springs. At this time last year, there were 27. Godinez’s manner of death is still under investigation by the El Paso County Coroner’s Office and has not been released at the time of publication.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Colorado Springs Police Department at (719)444-4000. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can call the Crime Stoppers tip line at (719)634-STOP (7867) or 1-800-222-8477.

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