Two people were killed in a midnight shooting Friday at Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Southeast Region said Friday.

The shooting happened just after midnight at Lake Pueblo’s Sailboard Beach area on the north side of the lake, not far from the dam, where a group was fishing from shore, CPW officers said in a news release.

CPW officers responded to a call for help from the lake around 12:45 a.m., according to Pueblo Lake park manager Joe Stadterman. Deputies from the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the scene.

When CPW officers arrived at the lake, they found two bodies and called in the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, the news release stated.

The Pueblo County Coroner removed the bodies and will perform autopsies to determine the cause of death, identify the victims and inform their families, the release said.

Witnesses said the gunman fled the scene, according to Stadterman.

“We believe there is no threat to guests in the park at this time,” Stadterman said. “However, there is no suspect in custody.”

The Sailboard Beach area has been closed off for the investigation and is an active crime scene, but the park, its campgrounds and the marinas remain open, the news release stated. The beach area will be closed indefinitely.

CPW handed the case over to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation on Friday afternoon.

This is a developing story and may be updated.

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Originally Published: June 21, 2024 at 8:03 a.m.