PUEBLO — A man is in surgery Tuesday afternoon after police say he was shot in the chest by another man along Washington Street.
Police first responded to the area around 12:30 p.m. after reports of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found the man who had been shot. He was taken to a local hospital.
According to a spokesperson with the Pueblo Police Department, this began as an altercation when a man along Washington Street allegedly went inside their home, grabbed a gun, and came outside and shot the other man.
The shooter, who is in police custody while an investigation is ongoing, is claiming self-defense. The shooter and the man shot have not been identified.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is released.
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