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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.
A man whose body was found in Fountain Creek last Sunday has been identified, according to a Friday news release from the Fountain Police Department.
Upon completion of an autopsy Monday, the El Paso County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased male as 30-year-old Justin Whitaker of Security-Widefield.
On April 18 at about 2:30 p.m., a passerby found an adult male body in Fountain Creek, just north of Duckwood Park, officials said. Initial examinations by police and the coroner’s office found no obvious signs of trauma.
Police said they will continue to investigate Whitaker’s death, which they regard as “suspicious.”
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