Active Shooting investigation shuts down Chestnut St. near Garden of the Gods

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) has Chestnut St. shut down between Darby and Hoorne St. for an active shooting investigation. Chestnut is near Garden of the Gods Rd.

CSPD says that a shooting led to a car crashing into a tree in front of a house When emergency personnel arrived, they located one dead adult with at least one gunshot wound and a black pickup truck crashed into a tree.

The CSPD homicide unit is responding.

At this time, a suspect is not in custody, but Colorado Springs Police believe the suspect to be an adult male. They also say a vehicle of interest is a silver four-door sedan.

Neighbors who live in the area said they heard 5-10 gunshots and then a large crash.

"It causes me to feel more cautious and to be a lot more aware in my neighborhood. I feel like this neighborhood has changed. I've lived here for 14 years and it has changed quite a bit," Kelly Christiansen, a neighbor, said.

Other neighbors, who chose not to go on camera, said they saw two adults running down the street after the shooting, who asked them to call the cops.

This is an active investigation. Anyone with more information is asked to call the Colorado Springs Non-Emergency line immediately at 719-444-7000.