On Friday night (February 4, 2022), Jose de Jesus Montoya Villa entered Iglesia Faro De Luz Church in Aurora, Colorado and opened fire—killing a mother of two and wounding two others.
According to police, there were an estimated 15-20 people in attendance at the church when 32-year-old de Jesus Montoya Villa shot and killed Adela Madrid (36). Her family has identified the killer as Madrid’s ex-boyfriend, who is on the run after the fleeing the scene.
Madrid was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound. The incident took place around 8:24 p.m.
The two others whom de Jesus Montoya Villa wounded are pastors at the church, ages 40 and 42. Both were taken to the hospital and are expected to survive.
Another adult from the church, who was not shot, was also taken to the hospital for other medical reasons.
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Madrid was an active member of Iglesia Faro De Luz Church, a graduate from the University of Colorado-Boulder, and a frontline healthcare worker.
Adeya Vidales-Madrid, the 16-year-old daughter of the victim, pleaded for anyone who has information regarding her mother’s killer to please share it with authorities.
Accompanied by her uncles, Adeya gave Fox31 an emotional interview.
“I want them to know that I want him to turn himself in,” she said, “or for somebody to give information about him, because he took my mom in a very cruel way that she did not deserve to go through.”
The Aurora police have issued a first-degree murder arrest warrant for de Jesus Montoya Villa, and Metro Denver Crime Stoppers is offering up to $2,000 for any information that will lead to his arrest.
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