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Police Shoot, Kill Man Who Held Family At Gunpoint

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)- Police in Colorado Springs shot and killed a man who held a family at gunpoint.

Officers say the suspect also stole the family's car in an effort to get away from police.

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The man led officers on a two-and-a-half mile chase before the shooting.

He was wanted on a domestic violence charge but embarked on a crime spree.

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"That was the same subject as the home invasion that occurred on Elm Meadows View. That party did steal a car from that house," said one Colorado Springs police officer.

Investigators are not saying who fired first. The officers involved have been placed on routine administrative leave.

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The El Paso County Sheriff's Office is investigating that deadly shooting.

The suspect has not been identified.

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