Tag: officer involved shooting
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Woman shot by CSPD moments after entering police vehicle, body cam shows
Colorado Springs police officers shot a woman about 15 seconds after she entered a CSPD vehicle and allegedly reached for a firearm on Delaware Drive, limited body camera footage released Friday by the department shows. Officers began pursuing Micaela Pasillas, 30, on Jan. 31 after a report of a disturbance involving a weapon and it…
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Colorado Springs officer, man shot each other at close range, body camera footage shows
A Colorado Springs police officer shot a man on the ground 30 seconds after he was disarmed while trading gunfire with another officer on Feb. 2, according to a significant event briefing video released Friday. Officers ran after the man, who fled after “acting suspiciously,” resulting in one officer and the suspect injuring each other…
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DA’s office justifies Colorado Springs officers in deadly apartment shooting
The 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office ruled Thursday that the killing of 51-year-old Jesus Ramirez Jr. by two Colorado Springs police officers was justified, according to a news release by the office. Officers Haowei Pan and Ryan Clare shot at Ramirez “approximately” 30 times combined on June 23 in the Antero Apartment Complex after he…
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DA’s office justifies Colorado Springs police officers in August shooting
The 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office ruled two Colorado Springs police officers were justified in their use of deadly force against Cole Vannucci, 42, on Aug. 22, according to a news release by the office. Vannucci had an active arrest warrant from a domestic violence case and was raising an airsoft rifle when he was…
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Suspect identified in Colorado Springs police officer-involved shooting Monday
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday identified the suspect in a Colorado Springs shooting that injured a city police officer as 35-year-old Michael Foster. The shooting occurred about 1:30 p.m. Monday in the 2600 block of East Bijou Street after a fugitive apprehension operation when CSPD officers noticed Foster “acting suspiciously,” according to…
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Woman shot while reaching for officer’s gun: Colorado Springs police
By O’Dell Isaac A woman was hospitalized Saturday after being shot while trying to reach for an officer’s gun, according to Colorado Springs police. At about 10 p.m., officers responded to a call about a man chasing a woman in the 1200 block of Delaware Drive on the city’s east side. The caller told dispatch…
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Prosecutors justify deadly use of force by Colorado Springs police officer in March
Prosecutors ruled that the shooting death of 38-year-old Nathaniel Altman by Colorado Springs police Officer Carlos Pittman was justified, according to a news release from the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office on Thursday. Pittman told investigators that he fired three times at Altman, who was running away, because he “100 percent” believed Altman would engage…
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CSPD officer shoots loose dog after it bit people in apartment complex
A Colorado Springs police officer shot and killed a loose dog after it bit people at the Willows at Printers Park Apartments on Monday, a department spokesperson told The Gazette. Once the dog was located, it “immediately charged an officer,” who responded by firing several rounds, striking the dog. The officer fired several additional rounds…
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Grand jury declines to charge El Paso County sheriff’s deputies after shooting death
A grand jury on Friday did not find probable cause that either of two El Paso County sheriff’s deputies committed any criminal offense in the officer-involved shooting death a Security-Widefield man in July. The grand jury’s decision was unanimous, according to a news release by the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Deputies Brenden Koehlinger and…
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Colorado Springs man shot by Alamosa police, charged with attempted murder of officer
Alamosa police arrested a Colorado Springs man they say threatened an officer with a knife while responding to a domestic violence incident on Monday, according to a news release by the city of Alamosa. The suspect, 43-year-old Joseph Tafoya, remains hospitalized for treatment of gunshot wounds and will be taken into custody by the Colorado…