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Fugitive on the run caught at Colorado Springs storage facility

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- A fugitive on the run is headed back to prison after getting caught by law enforcement at a Colorado Springs storage facility.

The Colorado Springs Police Department said its tactical enforcement unit (TEU) was contacted and asked for assistance from the Colorado Department of Corrections Parole to arrest 39-year-old Lawrence Johnson.

According to investigators, he was wanted for violating his parole requirements tied to his conviction on kidnapping and forgery charges.

He was caught around noon at the STOR-N-LOCK Self Storage in the 300 block of Chapel Ln. around noon Tuesday. He was found inside a vehicle at the STOR-N-LOCK.

The manager of the facility told KRDO johnson didn't break into the facility, but that he got inside by using another tenant's code.

Homeland Security at the scene told KRDO that agents were serving a full extradition warrant. While serving the warrant, agents said there was a struggle with a fugitive.

CSPD said TEU officers attempted to take Johnson into custody and utilized their vehicles to prevent Johnson from escaping in his vehicle. According to CSPD, Johnson made an extended attempt to escape officers in his vehicle.

Police were able to prevent the escape and eventually force him to exit the vehicle.

Johnson then attempted to escape on foot at which time he was contacted by a CSPD police K9 and eventually taken into custody.

According to CSPD, he was given medical treatment on the scene before being transported to a local hospital.

CSPD says that other than Johnson, no community members or officers were injured. No firearms were discharged by either police or Johnson during this event.

This is a developing story.

Editor's note: A previous version of this story included information from officials on the scene who told us a person was shot during the law enforcement operation. Colorado Springs Police later confirmed that no gunshots were fired by law enforcement or the fugitive. 

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