Clovis woman fatally shot in Colorado Springs

One of Nancy Mascarenas' friends has no idea why the Clovis woman was in Colorado Springs last month. But that's where Mascarenas was when she was shot and killed early June 23.

Esperanza Baca said she regarded Mascarenas as a sister.

"She was kind of like an aunt too. She was friends with my mom," Baca said.

Baca said Mascarenas was in Clovis until recently.

"I always remember when Nancy told me, 'You are one of the most considerate people I know,'" Baca said.

Baca said Mascarenas told her that when Mascarenas lived with Baca's family for a while.

"She needs to be remembered and justice needs to be served," Baca said.

Mascarenas, 48, was found dead a little after 3 a.m. on June 23 after police were notified of shots fired in the 1500 block of East Boulder Street, according to a Colorado Springs police news release.

"While the Coroner's Office will determine the cause and manner of death, it is being investigated as a homicide," the news release read. "This is the 13th homicide in the City of Colorado Springs in 2023. At this time last year, there were 26 homicides investigated."

Colorado Springs police Public Information Officer Robert Tornabene said no arrests had been made in the case going into the weekend.

"We do not have any new information to share regarding this open and active investigation," Tornabene wrote in an email.