No arrests are expected after missing Colorado couple in their seventies are found shot dead on a hiking trail
Police in Colorado say no arrests are expected in the deaths of an elderly couple who were found suffering from fatal gunshot wounds near a hiking trail over the weekend.
Officials with the Colorado Springs Police Department announced on Sunday they were not looking for any suspects in the deaths of Lee Vigil, 73, and and Stella Vigil, 72,
The couple were reported missing at around 8.30pm on Friday in Colorado Springs after they didn’t return from a hike near Edmundson trailhead on Woodmen Road.
Colorado Springs police say no arrests are expected after Lee and Stella Vigil, who were in their 70s, were found shot dead on a hike over the weekend
When relatives of the Vigils' and El Paso County Search and Rescue officers arrived to the trail, they found the couple’s car, according to KKTV.
Four hours later, at around 12.30am, officials found the couple’s bodies off the Santa Fe trail near Fountain Creek, about a three-hour walk away from where the couple first started the hike.
The couple apparently suffered gunshot wounds.
Police said they have identified all persons involved in the case, and 'there is no danger to the community.' Detectives added they do not anticipate any arrests in the deaths, reported Colorado Springs Gazette.
Investigators declined to further elaborate on this case.
The results of the Vigil couple's autopsies are expected to be made public on Tuesday, including their exact cause and manner of death.
Locals were shocked to learn of the Vigils' deaths in the hiking area frequented by couples and families.
Around 12.30am officials found the couple’s bodies off the Santa Fe trail near Fountain Creek. A view of Fountain Creek above
'I don't want my wife to come here alone. She always has to come with me from now on, if we come back,' Morty Zand who was hiking near the trail on Saturday said to KRDO.
'Up until today I usually feel pretty good. You have to be a little careful, sometimes there are some sketchy people,' Michael Hollenbeck who recognized the couple said to the outlet.
'It's sad, it's upsetting, I think I've seen them on the trail before,' he added.