An individual and a police canine are lifeless after legislation enforcement, and a suspect exchanged hearth in Manitou Springs Monday evening, the Colorado Springs Police Division says.
In line with CSPD, Manitou Springs Police Division officers and deputies from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Workplace responded to a menacing report inside a enterprise within the 900 block of Manitou Avenue.
CSPD mentioned when officers contacted the particular person, the suspect fired a minimum of one spherical at legislation enforcement. A minimum of one Manitou Springs Police Officer and a minimum of one El Paso County Sheriff Deputy shot again, putting the particular person.
Officers and deputies say they tried to save lots of the particular person’s life however that the particular person died on the scene. No human officers or deputies have been injured, however an El Paso County Sheriff’s K9 was shot and killed.
The concerned legislation enforcement officers at the moment are on administrative depart per Colorado legislation whereas the Colorado Springs Police Division handles the investigation.
Public identification of the deceased has not but been made.
