An April police shooting of a man suspected of committing an attempted armed robbery was justified, the 4th Judicial District Attorney s Office announced Thursday.
Fountain police on Friday identified the officer who fired his weapon in a shooting that resulted in the death of a robbery suspect.
Patrol officer Isaac Abila, 29, was one of two officers who fired at least one round at 38-year-old Robert Paul Garcia Monday after a car chase that began in Pueblo and ended on Interstate 25 near North Academy Boulevard in Colorado Springs, according to a Friday news release. Garcia died of his injuries at a hospital.
After an unsuccessful attempt to stop a vehicle involved in a robbery investigation in Pueblo, the Colorado State Patrol chased the car as it sped north on the interstate at more than 100 mph, police said. Abila joined the chase as the suspect passed through Fountain’s jurisdiction.
Fountain police on Friday identified the officer who fired his weapon in a shooting that resulted in the death of a robbery suspect.
Patrol officer Isaac Abila, 29, was one of two officers who fired at least one round at 38-year-old Robert Paul Garcia Monday after a car chase that began in Pueblo and ended on Interstate 25 near North Academy Boulevard in Colorado Springs, according to a Friday news release. Garcia died of his injuries at a hospital.
After an unsuccessful attempt to stop a vehicle involved in a robbery investigation in Pueblo, Colorado State Patrol chased the car as it sped north on the interstate at more than 100 mph, police said. Abila joined the chase as the suspect passed through Fountain’s jurisdiction.
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Suspect in police chase that ended in Colorado Springs with officer-involved shooting has died
Adam Knapik
and last updated 2021-04-21 18:00:05-04
COLORADO SPRINGS â Colorado Springs Police say they suspect that led state troopers and local officers on a chase up I-25 on Monday has died.
The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) was not involved in the incident but is investigating it.
The situation began with State Patrol investigating a robbery in Pueblo around 5 p.m. Monday and turned into a pursuit when the suspect fled north up I-25. The pursuit ended near Woodmen Road on I-25 in Colorado Springs after stop sticks were deployed and a state trooper used a patrol vehicle to ram and disable the suspect vehicle.