Man fatally shot by Colorado Springs police officer after alleged shoplifting incident

A antheral was fatally changeable Sunday day by a constabulary serviceman pursuing an alleged shoplifting incident, according to tweets from Colorado Springs police.

At 3:50 p.m., an serviceman who was moving “extra duty” astatine the Walmart astatine 3201 E. Platte Ave. attempted to halt a antheral who had allegedly shoplifted from the store. The antheral refused to halt and ran done the parking batch and down Pine Tree Square to Chelton Road wherever helium hid down a car.

The serviceman recovered him and “gave commands, which the fishy ignored.” The serviceman fired their Taser astatine the man, who successful crook pulled retired a weapon and changeable astatine slightest 1 round.

The serviceman would occurrence astatine slightest 1 circular from their work handgun, which struck the man. According to Colorado Springs police, officers “performed beingness redeeming measures until a aesculapian squad arrived.” The antheral would aboriginal dice astatine a section hospital.

The individuality of the antheral and the constabulary serviceman person not been released.

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is successful complaint of the probe successful this shooting. Any with accusation is asked to telephone 719-520-6666.