COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — An officer with the Colorado Springs Police Department was shot and wounded along with a suspect during a call for service on Monday afternoon.
Police said the shooting occurred at around 1:38 p.m. as officers, conducting an operation to arrest a fugitive, arrived on the scene near E. Bijou Street and Balfour Avenue in east Colorado Springs.
After the operation concluded, officers tried to contact a suspicious man in the same area who reportedly shot at a police officer after running away from law enforcement, according to a news release. Two other officers then returned fire, striking the suspect, the news release states.
The officer and suspect were both transported to area hospitals following the shooting. A firearm was recovered at the scene, officials said.
A department spokesperson described the officer’s injuries as serious, but non-life-threatening. The suspect was listed in critical condition, a spokesperson for the department said.
The El Paso County Sheriff's Office will investigate the shooting and CSPD "will release a significant event briefing video within 21 days," the agency's spokesperson said.
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