COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – A bystander injured during a shooting that killed an El Paso County Sheriff’s deputy is now suing the City of Colorado Springs and El Paso County.
The Gazette reports Thomas Villanueva is seeking at least $1 million in a lawsuit.
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Scene of a shooting involving three officers in Colorado Springs. (credit: CBS)
Villanueva was shot in February during a shooting between investigators and an armed guman.
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