Officer-involved shooting reported in the Colorado Springs area
Officials with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and Colorado Springs Police Department are on the scene of an officer-involved shooting incident Tuesday, according to a social media announcement.
Shortly after 11 a.m., the Sheriff’s Office notified the public through social media that deputies were responding to an “incident” near B Street in the unincorporated Stratmoor Hills area south of Colorado Springs, but that there was no threat to the public.
At about 12:30 p.m., the Sheriff’s Office announced on social media that Colorado Springs police would be joining to hold a press conference at the Sienna Place Apartments in south Colorado Springs regarding an officer-involved shooting.
Sheriff’s Office spokesman Kurt Smith said at 10 a.m., a 911 call was received reporting an altercation ongoing between multiple adults near the 4300 block of Chamberlain South in the area of B Street in unincorporated El Paso County.
The initial report stated that a man was thought to have a firearm and a warrant out for his arrest.
Smith said two deputies on the scene fired at least one shot at the suspect, who fled in a stolen, unmarked EPCSO vehicle.
According to officials, deputies were able to track the suspect utilizing the vehicle’s GPS technology to the Sienna Place Apartments in south Colorado Springs.
The suspect was located at the apartment complex and was transported to a nearby hospital without further incident.
Smith said one woman received minor injuries at the initial scene near B Street and was treated for her injuries. Smith confirmed with The Gazette that her injuries were “not consistent with a gunshot wound.”
The investigation into the shooting will be led by Colorado Springs police, which is standard protocol. Details about the suspect’s identity, and what led to the altercation between law enforcement and the suspect, have not been released.







