COLORADO SPRINGS — A Colorado Springs officer-involved shooting left one dead Saturday night after what police said was a "family disturbance" involving a gun.
Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) said the call came in before 5 p.m. Saturday evening in the 3100 block of Illinois Avenue, which is near the intersection of Fillmore and Hancock.
Before officers arrived, two family members were able to escape the home, leaving the armed suspect inside with one other family member.
As police were formulating their safety plans, they made contact with the armed suspect and ordered the suspect to drop their gun.
"The suspect did not to follow the officer’s verbal commands to drop the gun and raised the gun toward the officers," said CSPD on social media. "In response, two officers fired at least one shot, striking the suspect. Officers provided immediate medical aid, but the suspect was pronounced dead on scene."
According to police, all officers involved are unharmed and have been placed on administrative leave per department policy.
El Paso County Sheriff's Office will take over the investigation and body camera video will be released in 21 days.
No other family members involved in the incident were injured.
News5 will update this article as more information becomes available.
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