Two Arrested in 2025 Colorado Springs Homicide

Overview

• A woman, later identified by the El Paso County coroner as 35-year-old Andrea Martinez, was found fatally shot on January 1, 2025 in the 5800 block of Oakwood Boulevard in northeast Colorado Springs.
• Following an 18-month investigation, Colorado Springs Police obtained arrest warrants on June 17, 2026 charging two people in connection with Martinez’s death.
• Police say 27-year-old Brandy Cantu was arrested by the CSPD Violent Offender Fugitive Taskforce on June 18, 2026 and 22-year-old Ricky Gomez turned himself in the following day; both were booked into the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center.
• Cantu faces a second-degree murder charge while Gomez faces charges of being an accessory to a crime and tampering with physical evidence.
• CSPD says the investigation is ongoing, asks anyone with information or witnesses to call the department or Crime Stoppers, and indicates evidence development and possible charging refinements are likely next steps.