Colorado Springs police officers at the scene where reports of an active shooter at a Walgreens on Colorado Avenue and 31st Street prompted heavy police response on Sunday, June 16, 2024. Police arrived on the scene to find one person with a non-life threatening injury and another drove themselves to the hospital. According to Colorado Springs Police Department spokesman Ira Cronin, it is believed that the two victims were involved in a disagreement that escalated. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)
A fight between two people escalated to gunfire outside a business in Old Colorado City on Sunday, leaving both hospitalized with gunshot wounds, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department.
The original emergency call indicated there was an active shooter at the Walgreens at 3143 W. Colorado Ave., police spokesman Ira Cronin said. Multiple agencies rushed to the scene, including the Colorado Springs police and fire departments, Manitou Springs police, Colorado State Patrol and Colorado Parks and Wildlife. A tactical team was also called in case a shooter was barricaded inside the business, Cronin said.
Officers found one person with a gunshot wound outside the store. When police entered the Walgreens, they found one person who had been sheltering inside.
Colorado Springs police officers at the scene where reports of an active shooter at a Walgreens on Colorado Avenue and 31st Street prompted heavy police response on Sunday, June 16, 2024. Police arrived on the scene to find one person with a non-life threatening injury and another drove themselves to the hospital. According to Colorado Springs Police Department spokesman Ira Cronin, it is believed that the two victims were involved in a disagreement that escalated. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)
“At this point, we are calling that individual a witness,” Cronin said.
Investigators learned that a second wounded person left the scene and arrived at a hospital in their personal vehicle, officials said.
A preliminary investigation determined that two people got into an altercation outside the store, during which multiple shots were fired, with several rounds striking the building, Cronin said.
Both people, whose wounds are believed to not be life threatening, are being questioned by police. But no arrests were announced, and their names were not released.
A Colorado Springs police officer puts away their rifle after clearing the scene following reports of an active shooter at a Walgreens on Colorado Avenue and 31st Street on Sunday, June 16, 2024. Police arrived on the scene to find one person with a non-life threatening injury and another drove themselves to the hospital. According to Colorado Springs Police Department spokesman Ira Cronin, it is believed that the two victims were involved in a disagreement that escalated. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Dozens of Colorado Springs police, firefighters and first responders respond to reports of an active shooter at a Walgreens on Colorado Avenue and 31st Street on Sunday, June 16, 2024. Police arrived to find one person with non-life threatening injuries and believe the shooting was an escalation between two people. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)Colorado Springs police are responding to reports of a shooting at a Walgreens in Old Colorado City, Sunday afternoon. (ParkerSeiboldparker.seibold@gazettedev.gazette.comhttps://gazettedev.gazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/2/49/d6f/249d6f82-7e6f-11e9-ba88-5b297d70ae59.9659b88e74ae61211f523e30093760cd.png)
