DENVER — Crime tape that covers more than a block marks the scene of a shooting that left one person dead and sent four others to the hospital in an El Paso County neighborhood early Sunday morning.
Several 911 calls came into the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) around 12:50 a.m. When deputies arrived on scene in the Meridian Ranch subdivision near Falcon, they found numerous people with gunshot wounds. Five people were taken to the hospital.
The sheriff’s office said the victims were shot in the 12200 block of Point Reyes Drive. One person was pronounced deceased at the hospital. The conditions of the four other victims are not known.
Denver7 spoke with an anonymous neighbor who said incidents like this never happen in the area.
“It's honestly shocking and sad. It really is," they said. “I had a police officer come to my door and and he said to me, 'I don't know if you're aware of this but there is a bullet hole through your windshield.'"
The neighbor estimated there were more than 20 shots fired.
EPSO has not announced any arrests, but the sheriff’s office said they believe there are multiple suspects involved and the victims were targeted.
There is no word on what exactly led up to the shooting, but it could be linked to a carjacking that occurred Saturday in the area of Potter Drive, according to the sheriff’s office. Investigators do not believe it was random.
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the Colorado Springs Police Department are assisting in the investigation.
Several neighbors told Denver7 the home where the shooting happened is used as a short-term rental, but that has not been confirmed.
If anyone has information regarding this case, you are urged to contact the sheriff’s office tip line at 719-520-7777 or you can report anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 719-634-7867.
