Colo. Police Officer Shot During 'Fugitive Apprehension Operation'
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A Colorado Springs police officer and a suspect were wounded in an officer-involved shooting Monday afternoon, police said.
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Officers conducting a fugitive apprehension operation contacted a suspicious man who fled, allegedly produced a handgun and shot an officer before two officers returned fire, striking the suspect.
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The officer suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, the suspect remains in critical condition, and the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.
An officer and a suspect were injured Monday afternoon in a Colorado Springs shooting involving police, according to the department.
The Colorado Springs Police Department first posted about the shooting in the 2600 block of East Bijou Street in East Colorado Springs at 2:48 p.m. Monday.
Around 1:30 p.m. Monday, CSPD Tactical Enforcement Unit and the Colorado Parole Fugitive Apprehension Unit were in the area of East Bijou Street and Balfour Avenue conducting a “fugitive apprehension operation,” CSPD said. After the operation, CSPD officers contacted a suspicious man in the same area, CSPD said. The man ran away, took out a handgun and shot a CSPD officer, police said. Two CSPD officers then returned fire, shooting the suspect.
The suspect and the officer were taken to a local hospital. The officer sustained “serious but non-life-threatening” gunshot wound, police said. The suspect is in critical condition.
The identity of the injured officer and the suspect are not being released at this time, CSPD said. The El Paso County Sheriff’s office is assuming responsibility for the investigation.
This is the second Colorado Springs police shooting in three days.
A woman was shot and injured Saturday night by Colorado Springs officers near Delaware and Marion drives after she ran from police, was able to get into a police cruiser and reached for a shotgun, police said.
Paramedics took the woman to the hospital, where she is expected to survive, police said.
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