UPDATE: Officers and victim identified in shooting at Fountain and Chelton
Update: The three officers involved and the victim of the shooting on Tuesday, July 23 at Fountain and Chelton have been identified, reports the Associated Press.
Police said Friday that Sgt. Mark Keller, along with officers Lucas Aragon and Cole Jones, were involved in Tuesday evening’s shooting.
Police say the victim was Joshua Vigil, 38, who died after he was injured in the shooting
The officers are currently on administrative leave pending an investigation by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.
Previous story:
At approximately 6:15 p.m. Tuesday three CSPD officers were involved in a shooting at the 3100 block of Fountain Blvd.
One man was hit by police fire and has been transported to a local hospital with unknown injuries. No officers were injured.
The officers responded to a call just before 6 p.m. reporting a man with a gun on Monterey Rd. When the officers made contact, the man got in his car and drove away. They found his car crashed at the Fountain Garden Apartments, about five minutes south of his initial location. The officers caught up with the suspect as he approached the apartment complex and shots were fired.
The three officers involved have since been placed on administrative leave and the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office will take over the investigation. Janet Kirby with the Sheriff’s Office says that because the investigation is ongoing residents will not yet be allowed back into their buildings.
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