Three El Paso County deputies who shot and killed an armed man are identified

Three deputies who fired astatine an equipped man, who died successful the El Paso County shooting, were identified Thursday arsenic members of the Tactical Support Unit.

The constabulary shooting happened connected Sept. 1 successful the country of Gollihar Road and Gollihar Court, adjacent Peyton, erstwhile the antheral fired astatine deputies, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. CSPD is investigating the shooting.

On Thursday, the sheriff’s bureau identified the deputies progressive arsenic Ryan Gonzales, David Fisher and Andrew Peery. Gonzales has been with the sheriff’s bureau since 2007, Fisher since 2014 and Peery since 2016. The deputies are connected administrative permission per sheriff’s bureau policy.

Deputies and the sheriff’s Behavioral Health Connect Unit, which includes a licensed wellness clinician, contacted a “suicidal” antheral successful the area, constabulary said astatine the clip of the incident. The antheral was archetypal recovered successful an unfastened tract and past went to a wooded ridgeline overlooking deputies. Attempts to deescalate the concern were made by telephone calls implicit respective hours.

“During these attempts, helium fired his limb astatine slightest 1 clip astatine deputies,” constabulary said earlier. Deputies returned fire. The antheral died astatine the scene. The probe is ongoing.