Deadly officer-involved shooting in Colorado Springs under investigation

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A shooting involving law enforcement was under investigation in Colorado Springs Thursday afternoon. On Friday, the Colorado Springs Police Department announced the suspect died.

Colorado Springs Police say the call for a shooting came in at about 11:40 a.m. in the 1700 block of Aeroplaza Drive. The area is off of Fountain Boulevard just west of Powers.

Colorado Springs police said the U.S. Marshals Service and Colorado State Parole located a wanted suspect with multiple felony warrants in the area and requested Tactical Enforcement Units from CSPD to take him into custody. When police tried to make contact, they said the suspect attempted to drive away in the vehicle they located him in and when that was unsuccessful, they said he attempted to run towards the front of a business. Police add the suspect was a “violent felon.”

According to police, a K9 was deployed and made contact with the fugitive and he produced a handgun. Police said at least one officer fired at least one shot. The suspect was taken into custody and to the hospital.

Police reported on Friday the suspect was treated at the hospital but later “succumbed to his injuries.” The identity of the suspect has not been released to the public.

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident.