A robbery suspect died Sunday in southern Colorado after being shot by Pueblo officers and stabbing himself, police said.
Pueblo officers responded to reports of a robbery in the 1100 block of Bonforte Boulevard just after 8 a.m. Sunday, according to a news release from the police department.
Officers found a man and a vehicle matching the robbery suspect’s description about two miles away from the initial robbery, near East Eighth Street and North Glendale Avenue, police said in the release. The suspect led police on a chase down Eighth Street, where he eventually crashed in the 700 block.
The man, who has not been publicly identified, pulled out a knife after the crash and didn’t comply with officers’ commands to drop the weapon, according to the release.
That’s when he was shot, police said. It’s unclear how many officers shot the man, how many times he was shot and where he was injured.
After being shot, the man stabbed himself an unknown number of times, according to the Pueblo Police Department. Officers used tasers to subdue and disarm him.
Police said multiple officers on scene provided medical aid after the man was disarmed, and paramedics took him to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
The Fremont County Coroner — who is acting coroner in Pueblo County after former county coroner Brian Cotter resigned amid the investigation into bodies discovered hidden within his mortuary — will identify the man at a later date.
The coroner will also release the suspect’s cause and manner of death, including whether he died from the gunshot or stab wounds.
Police said the 10th Judicial Critical Incident Response Team will investigate the officers’ use of force. None of the officers involved has been identified.
Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.
Related Posts:
- Pueblo County chafes at energy plan, wants Trump order to keep coal burning News A plan by Xcel Energy to acquire billions of dollars worth of new power sources and shut its coal plants has won the backing of state regulators – but has infuriated leaders in Pueblo County, home to what would be Colorado’s last coal power station. The county commissioners have filed…
- Slain CPD Officer Krystal Rivera's name added to Chicago Police Officers Memorial News The late Chicago Police Officer Krystal Rivera’s mother and daughter peeled off black and white checkered tape to reveal Rivera’s name on the Chicago Police Officers Memorial at the Gold Star Families Memorial and Park on the Museum Campus. They observed the inscription, ran their fingers across it, then hugged…
- Armed man fatally shot by Los Angeles Police in North Hills, authorities say News NORTH HILLS — An armed suspect was shot and killed Wednesday by Los Angeles Police Department officers in North Hills. Officers from the Mission Community Police Station responded at approximately 5:20 p.m. Wednesday near the intersection of Parthenia Street and Orion Avenue regarding an assault with a deadly weapon, police…
- Suspected shoplifter shot, killed by Arapahoe County deputies News An armed man suspected of shoplifting was fatally shot by Arapahoe County deputies on Sunday, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies responded at about 7:12 a.m. Sunday to reports of a shoplifter armed with a machete at a Walmart in Centennial, 109000 East Briarwood Avenue, according to a news release…
- Woman fatally shot, set on fire, in Englewood garage blaze: police report News A woman was fatally shot and set on fire after a garage blaze early Thursday in Englewood, according to a Chicago police report. Officers and firefighters responding to a garage fire around 12:30 a.m. Thursday found a 36-year-old woman unresponsive on the alley apron outside of the garage after extinguishing…
(Visited 1 times, 1 visits today)