Deadly officer-involved shooting near Pueblo West middle school

PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office confirmed there was an officer-involved shooting in the parking lot of Liberty Point Int. School in Pueblo West.

The sheriff's office says they received a report of a suspicious person on school property. According to Chief Dave Lucero, the suspect immediately engaged deputies and wasn't obeying verbal commands, and wasn't complying with keeping his hands out of his pockets.

Lucero says deputies tried to handcuff the suspect, but he wouldn't comply and deputies tried wrestling him to the ground.

"One of our deputies was head-butted and sustained a possible broken nose. at this point, the suspect attempted to disarm the deputy. Shots were fired," said Lucero.

Lucero confirmed the suspect died at the scene.

According to the sheriff's office, no children were involved in the shooting. However, it's not clear if any witnessed the shooting.

The 10th Judicial Critical Incident team will investigate this incident.

This is a developing story.