Colorado Springs Police Respond to Reports of Shooting in Old Colorado Town

COLORADO SPRINGS — At approximately 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 16, officers with the Colorado Springs Police Department responded to reports of a shooting at 3134 W Colorado Ave.

CSPD Public Information Office Ira Cronin said CSPD officers responded to a report of an active shooter around 1:30 p.m.

When officers arrived on scene, they found a person outside the Walgreens with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

Several people in the area warned CSPD officers that a possible suspect was still in the store.

Officers immediately asked people nearby to shelter in place while awaiting response from the tactical unit.

Patrol officers entered the store and located a person sheltering in place at the Walgreens. She was escorted to safety.

Members of the Tactical Enforcement Unit arrived and worked with officers to search the store.

The second person involved later showed up at a local hospital with a life-threatening gunshot wound.

Further investigation revealed that this incident began as an argument between two people that escalated into shootings at each other.

This appears to be an isolated incident between the two people involved. There is no threat to the community at this time.

W Colorado Ave is now reopened to the public.
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