Colorado Springs officers fatally shot a suicidal man allegedly wielding a knife early Tuesday morning, police said.
Around midnight Tuesday, officers responded to reports of a suicidal man causing a disturbance with his roommates in the 5100 block of Prairie Grass Lane, according to a 4:32 a.m. statement from the Colorado Springs Police Department.
When officers contacted the man — who has not been identified by police — he allegedly approached them “aggressively” with the knife and one officer shot him, police said in the statement.
Paramedics took the man to a hospital where he died from his injuries, police said.
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The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the shooting and the officer’s use of force.
This is a developing story.
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