1 dead in officer involved shooting in the Springs

1 person was shot dead by Colorado Springs Police Monday morning after an incident at the Grove Apartments near Bijou and Academy. A woman called police saying a man was knocking at her front door and a window with a gun. Police confronted a man with a weapon and ordered him to drop it. The man instead turned toward authorities and pointed the gun at them. Police fired, and the man was shot and killed. He has not been identified. 3 Colorado Springs police officers have been placed on routine administrative leave. The El Paso County Sheriff’s office is handling the investigation. It not known if the suspect and the woman knew each other.

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