Vail Shooting

Police Chief Dwight Henninger said that at the Sandbar in West Vail, one man killed and three others were injured in a shooting on Saturday night. He also said Richard “Rossi” Moreau was the suspect in the shooting. 63 years old suspected, a Vail resident, was taken into custody.
Police said the ages of the 3 injured people are 25, 29 and 63. One of the victims is released from the hospital and two victims were being operated on at Vail Valley Medical Center.
Steve Corr of Gypsum, a patron at the bar/restaurant said there were many customers in the bar when a man started “irate” and was bothering customers, during his escorting from the bar he pulled out a gun and fired some shots outside the bar then he came into the bar and fired four or five more shots.
Steve Corr said

“I saw a gun, and he fired it off. It looked like he hit at least one. Everybody scattered, pretty much.”

Nancy Lewis said that she and her husband were sitting there the suspected man was removed by 3 or 4 other men. Lewis’ husband said that the gun was automatic gun. She said

“He stepped back and pulled the gun out. The first shot hit the manager in the arm. Shots continued to ring out. … We ran out the back, but other people were stuck inside.”

Clifton Kelley of Fort Worth said he didn’t hear the shooting but heard loud noise of shots. He said

“I just wrapped the belt around his bicep and pulled it as tight as I could and held it till the ambulance got there. I just finally got the blood off my hands,”

The matter is still under investigation. Any witnesses are asked to call Vail police at 479-2201.