Pueblo Police: Carjacking Suspect Dead After Officer Shooting
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — An armed man who tried to steal cars from multiple people, including an off-duty sheriff's deputy, died after an officer-involved shooting Sunday night, police said. The deputy fired at the 35-year-old suspect when he tried to carjack the deputy's vehicle, police said.
An officer who arrived during that attempted carjacking also fired at the suspect, police said.
The man died at the scene. The deputy and the officer were not injured.
The suspect allegedly first stole a 2004 Dodge truck after hitting the victim with a handgun.
After officers found the truck and were investigating that theft, the suspect allegedly got away in a black Cadillac Escalade but it was disabled after a short chase, police said.
The suspect then tried to steal two more vehicles, including the one driven by the off-duty Pueblo County sheriff's deputy.
The man was carrying an AR-15 style rifle, police said.
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation and team of law enforcement agencies from the 10th Judicial District were investigating the shooting.
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