COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — A woman died Monday night after officers responding to a domestic disturbance found her allegedly firing shots into an apartment complex, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department.
Officers began investigating the domestic disturbance at about 7 p.m. Monday at Creekside at Palmer Park Apartments on Cedar Creek View near Space Center Drive. The neighborhood is on the east side of Colorado Springs, west of Powers Boulevard and north of Galley Road.
During the investigation, officers learned the suspect was firing shots into an apartment complex. Officers responded to the area and located the woman. Police said she did not follow commands and was uncooperative when officers confronted her.
"Officers took up a position of advantage," police wrote in their online blotter. "While doing so, and giving commands for the suspect to drop the gun, a single gunshot was heard. Officers approached the suspect and discovered she was suffering from a gunshot wound. No officers discharged their firearms."
Medical personnel attempted life-saving measures, but the woman died at the scene. Because of the circumstances, the Colorado Springs Police Department’s Homicide Unit responded to investigate.
Police did not identify the woman or provide additional details about how she was shot.
The incident prompted a shelter-in-place alert at about 8:30 p.m. Monday. The alert was lifted at about 10:47 p.m.
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