Suspect Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting At I-25 Happy Canyon Road Exit Identified As Samuel Yeager

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has released the identity of the suspect involved in a shooting with deputies over the weekend. The suspect has been identified as Samuel Yeager.

DCSO OIS 1 (DCSO) (002) — (credit: Douglas County)

Yeager, 23, died at Interstate 25 and the Happy Canyon Road Exit on Saturday night. Deputies responded to the scene shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday in reference to a man with a gun. The shooting with deputies happened shortly after.

Update to #HappyCanyonOIS: The Douglas County Coroner's Office has legally identified the decedent as Samuel YEAGER, a 23-year-old male. The investigation is on going at this time and more information will be released tomorrow in an official press release.
— DC Sheriff (@dcsheriff) April 4, 2021

The I-25 ramp at Happy Canyon Road was closed in both directions for several hours.

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