2011 shooting death of Commerce City man found near I-76 in Weld County still unsolved

The Weld County Sheriff s Office is still searching for answers years after a man was detected dead south of Hudson in after he was held for ransom Armando Mata-Magallanes Courtesy Weld County Sheriff s Office Armando Mata-Magallanes was ascertained shot to death a day after he had called his roommate then his girlfriend on July asking them both to sell his truck for the ransom money according to the Weld County Sheriff s Office The request was likely to pay a ransom after he had been taken hostage Mata-Magallanes had left his Commerce City home that morning but never made it to work at a granite wholesale company in Aurora The sheriff s office launched a multi-day search after a train conductor disclosed Mata-Magallanes body on July near Lochbuie but never uncovered a murder weapon Related Articles Weld County Sheriff seeks help in -year-old cold affair Greeley police officer suspect injured after officer accidentally discharged gun Man shot to death in Denver s Lowry Field neighborhood Colorado funeral home owner accused of stashing decaying bodies expected to plead guilty in federal court Damaged black Toyota SUV demanded in fatal I- hit-and-run Denver police say Police later revealed the bus he was driving a Volkswagen Rabbit near Manuel High School in Denver Anyone with information on the event can contact Detective Byron Kastilahn at - - or bkastilahn Weld gov Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day