A Weld County Sheriff’s Deputy shot an armed suspect after a chase on Sunday morning.
The Deputy was working a DUI shift at 2:41 a.m. and observed a vehicle speeding on Colorado Highway 52 and College Avenue in Fort Lupton. The driver refused to stop and the deputy gave chase.
The vehicle came to a stop in the 200 block of McKinley Avenue. “The suspect was armed with a handgun. The deputy discharged his weapon,” according to a sheriff’s release.
The suspect was taken to a hospital and his condition is unknown, the release said. The deputy was not injured.
A Critical Incident Response Team will investigate the incident.
The deputy has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
Deputy Involved Shooting Investigation. See attached press release for further details. pic.twitter.com/zcA4d9YUqs
— Weld County Sheriff (@WeldSheriff) December 31, 2017
