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Suspect Shot, Killed After Pursuit, Shootout With Deputies

WELD COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)- A wanted fugitive was shot and killed during a shootout with deputies. It started about 6:30 p.m. Thursday when Larimer County Sheriff's deputies tried to pull over a vehicle at Highway 60 and Weld County Road 38.

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That's south of Loveland. The driver took off and deputies followed. They said the suspect in the passenger seat fired multiple rounds at them. No deputies were hit.

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Once the vehicle stopped, the passenger ran off into a field near I-25 where the suspect was shot and killed.

The Greeley Police Department's critical response team is taking over the investigation.

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