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Death investigation north of Colorado College

Posted at 12:51 PM, Feb 04, 2020
and last updated 2020-02-04 19:21:01-05

COLORADO SPRINGS — Colorado Springs Police are investigating a suspicious death on the city's north side.

At approximately 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, officers were dispatched to an apartment in the 1300 block of Wood Avenue, that's north of Colorado College, on a disturbance and a medical request.

When they got there, they found a man who was not breathing. Medical personnel provided help but the man died on scene.

According to police, initial information shows there was a party in the apartment and the man who died was involved in a physical altercation with another man. Other people who were there separated the two men. CSPD said the man who died appeared to have medical difficulties and then became non-responsive.

The El Paso County Coroner are working to determine the cause of death.

No arrests have been made and there is no threat to the public.

Anyone with information or who is a witness to this investigation is asked to call the Colorado Springs Police Department at (719) 444-7000; or if you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers Tip Line at (719) 634-STOP (7867) or 1-800-222-8477.