Investigators believe three individuals wearing dark clothing confronted a Montrose man as he returned to his home at the Hidden Lake manufactured home community late Sunday night. Within minutes, he lay dead of a gunshot wound; the person who had driven him home had been hurt, and his alleged assailants fled from the area, sheriff’s officials said.

The victim’s identity had not been released by the coroner as of Tuesday morning.

The surviving injured party was taken to the hospital for treatment Sunday night; officials said the individual had been struck/beaten.

As of Tuesday morning, the trio of possible suspects had not been located and Montrose County Sheriff’s Office investigators did not have clear descriptions, however, they are asking anyone with information, or who might have h

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