New updates in officer-involved shooting in downtown Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) says they responded to a shooting call downtown involving at least one of their officers.

According to CSPD, they got a call around 2 p.m. about a man who was allegedly breaking into cars and threatening someone with a gun near 21 South Nevada.

When police arrived, they said they tried to get the suspect into custody, but the suspect got out of a car with a gun. One officer fired at least one round, hitting the suspect, CSPD says.

Officers said medical aid was given to the suspect, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. No one else was injured.

On Monday afternoon, a KRDO13 crew arrived at the blocked off scene near North Weber Street and Pikes Peak Avenue.

Police closed off about a block, running from South Nevada Avenue to East Kiowa Street, to North Weber Street, and ending at Pikes Peak Avenue.

CSPD said the area is expected to be closed off for the rest of the day. People parked in the lot where CSPD says the shooting occurred tell KRDO13 officers told them their cars would optimistically be released by midnight.

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPSO) is investigating the shooting.