Man fatally shot by Colorado Springs police after firing at officers

A man was fatally shot by police in an east Colorado Springs neighborhood on Friday afternoon after he fired at them as they tried to arrest him leaders noted The Colorado Springs Police Department s violent offender task force and tactical unit was searching for a needed suspect in the block of Branding Iron Circle at p m when they ascertained the man and tried to contact him in his bus the agency reported on social media Related Articles Denver police fatally shoot man in southeast Denver while responding to domestic violence call Family sues Aurora police officer who killed unarmed Black man after tussle Police in rural Colorado plowed into a suspect who had his hands up The undersheriff who gave the command has since been promoted Moffat County detective involved in violent encounters was previously accused of criminal behavior Man fatally shot by El Paso County deputies after fight Department executives did not say what charges the man was accused of The man refused to leave the automobile and after officers saw he had a gun he fired at least one round at police At least one officer returned fire and police arrested him and started emergency curative aid until paramedics arrived The man was pronounced dead at the scene No officers or other population members were injured in the shooting police bureaucrats stated The El Paso County Sheriff s Office is studying the shooting Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day