Pueblo cops Tuesday afternoon shot and killed one alleged armed carjacking suspect and arrested one other suspect after a pursuit.
Officers obtained a name a few carjacking involving a handgun about 2:10 p.m. close to the intersection of Jerry Murphy Highway and Bonnymede Highway and situated the automobile on the south facet of Pueblo, in accordance with a information launch from the Pueblo Police Division.
After a pursuit, the automobile crashed right into a fence within the 100 block between Broadway Avenue and Michigan Avenue, and each suspects fled on foot.
The primary suspect ran west by the alley, and when officers tried to seize him, he “produced a handgun and photographs had been fired,” in accordance with the information launch. The suspect, who police didn’t establish or present an age for, died on the scene.
The second suspect ran east by the alley, and officers captured that particular person after a brief foot chase and “battle with police,” in accordance with the information launch.
The tenth Judicial District Crucial Incident Response Staff led by the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Workplace will examine the capturing. The concerned officers are on administrative go away, in accordance with the information launch.
Anybody with details about the incident can contact Pueblo police at 719-553-2502 or Detective Ryan Torres at 719-320-6037.