One dead following officer-involved shooting in Pueblo on Sunday morning

PUEBLO, Colo. (KOAA) — At 8:05 a.m. on Sunday, the Pueblo Police Department (PPD) received reports of a strong-arm robbery in the 1100 block of Bonforte Blvd.

PPD officers found an individual and a car that matched the description of the robbery suspect near 8th and Glendale Avenue.

Police began to pursue the suspect, which led to him crashing his car in the 700 block of West 8th Street.

As police approached him, he revealed a knife.

PPD says officers issued several commands for him to drop the knife, and when he refused, he was subsequently shot. Police didn't confirm how many officers shot the suspect, or how many rounds were used.

After being shot, the man began to stab himself.

Officers deployed their tasers to attempt to prevent him from hurting himself further and allow officers to provide aid without being injured, according to PPD.

Once he dropped the knife and was disarmed, officers rendered medical aid. He was transported to a local hospital by medical personnel, where he later died from his injuries.

The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office will be leading the investigation into this incident. The Fremont County Coroner, the active coroner in Pueblo County, will identify the man at a later time.

Police say that no additional information will be released at this time.

Original coverage:

PPD has confirmed that one person is dead following an officer-involved shooting on Sunday morning.

The incident happened on 8th and West Street.

Police say that a suspect was threatening and attacking an officer.

An officer did shoot the suspect, but the suspect had also stabbed himself, so it is unclear how he died.

This is an ongoing situation, and News5 has a crew on the scene. We will release more information as it becomes available.

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