UPDATE
We are learning more details about the two investigations ongoing along Highway 24 between Woodmen Road and Judge Orr Road.
The crash happened around 8:15 a.m. Tuesday.
Colorado State Patrol said this was the result of a three-vehicle crash that resulted in one person with minor injuries. However, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office has been called to the scene to conduct a homicide investigation.
According to the Colorado State Patrol, one of the passengers of a vehicle found in the crash was allegedly shot dead before the crash itself. The driver of the vehicle where the passenger was shot fled the scene.
While Colorado State Patrol is investigating the crash, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office is leading the homicide investigation. We reached out to the sheriff's office, which said they are not commenting on the investigation at this time.
If you have any information regarding this incident, you are asked to call the sheriff's office at (719)390-5555.
ORIGINAL COVERAGE
The El Paso County Sheriff's Office says that Highway 24 is closed in both directions between Woodmen Road and Judge Orr Road on Tuesday morning.
Details were unclear about what led up to the crash.
Due to a traffic accident investigation, HWY 24 will be closed in both directions (east and west) to traffic from Woodmen Road to Judge Orr for the foreseeable future.
— EPCSheriff (@EPCSheriff) August 26, 2025
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