Suspect shot by authorities after hours-long standoff near I-25 in Fountain
FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) A suspect authorities were searching for in Fountain is now in life-threatening condition after being shot by an El Paso County Sheriff s deputy during a standoff.
Fountain Police began a search for an armed suspect who fled on foot near Interstate 25 and Mesa Ridge Parkway Monday afternoon at the Love s County Store. Lieutenant James Vidmar with the El Paso County Sheriff s Office says the suspect ran from the store, crossed through Fountain Creek into Willows Springs Park.
Authorities followed him and evacuated people who were at the park, that s when the hours long standoff began. Lt. Vidmar says authorities tried multiple times to deescalate the situation but it ended when a deputy fired at least one shot, hitting the suspect. That suspect has been taken to the hospital, though the sheriff s office did not identify the suspect.