Shooting under investigation at park in Old Colorado City; Suspect in custody
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -
Update as of Sunday morning: Colorado Springs Police (CSPD) confirmed to KRDO13 that the second shooting victim was located on Saturday, October 5.
CSPD says a 34-year-old man showed up at the emergency room of a local hospital with an apparent gunshot wound.
The hospital reached out to CSPD. When an officer responded, his investigation determined the man was the second shooting victim from the incident the day before at Vermijo Park.
The man was in stable condition with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his leg, according to CSPD.
Original story on Friday morning:
The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) is investigating a shooting Friday morning in Old Colorado City.
CSPD said they responded to Vermijo Park on West 26th Street for a reported shooting. When officers arrived, they found one person with an apparent gunshot wound.
According to CSPD, the victim said another person had been shot, but another victim has not been located at the time of this writing.
CSPD said the suspect turned himself in at the scene and is being questioned. The parties involved also knew each other, so police are treating this as an isolated incident.
No further information is available at this time.
