I-25 chase ends with shooting involving Monument police, says Colorado State Patrol
A pursuit that ended in Pueblo West led to a shooting involving the Monument Police Department on Tuesday, according to the Colorado State Patrol.
According to State Patrol, its aircraft unit received information around 3:45 p.m. about a stolen vehicle traveling on I-25 through El Paso County.
State Patrol says the vehicle was spotted 3 minutes later traveling south on I-25 through Colorado Springs.
Troopers, the Monument Police Department and the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office were involved in the pursuit. The vehicle exited Purcell Boulevard and turned down Fairbanks Drive.
State Patrol says the vehicle went off the road into the prairie along Fairbanks Drive around 4:25 p.m. Shots were fired, and one Monument police officer fired back.
According to the Pueblo County Sheriff’s office, the unidentified suspect was given orders to get out of the vehicle. When the suspect didn’t exit the vehicle, the Sheriff’s Office says they gave them medical attention.
The suspect, who was the only person in the vehicle, was taken to a Colorado Springs hospital by Flight for Life in an unknown condition.





