Victim identified in most recent Colorado Springs homicide investigation
The victim of the Sunday morning homicide in Colorado Springs has been identified by the El Paso County Coroner’s Office, according to a Thursday announcement.
Officials said on Feb. 11, officers with the Colorado Springs Police Department received reports of a suspicious death along the 3600 block of Galley Road in Colorado Springs.
Police on the scene discovered the deceased male, who has since been identified as 37-year-old Nathan Riley of Colorado Springs, officials said.
While the cause of death has not been released at this time, officials did confirm Riley’s death is being investigated as a homicide.
According to police, this incident marks the second homicide investigation of 2024 for the city. At the same time last year, there had been two homicides.
Nathan Riley, 37, has been identified as the second homicide victim of 2024 by the El Paso County Coroner’s Office, according to a Feb. 15 announcement.