Colorado Springs officers Tuesday night shot at a person suspected in a road rage incident involving a gun earlier that day, police said.
Officers responded to the reported road rage incident at about 3:35 p.m. Tuesday, according to a statement from the Colorado Springs Police Department. Police said officers then traced the armed suspect to an apartment complex in the 2100 block of Delta Drive.
When officers knocked at the unidentified suspect’s apartment at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, the suspect opened the door with a raised handgun pointed at officers, according to the police department.
Police said that’s when at least one officer fired at least one shot. No one was injured and the suspect was arrested a short time later, police said.
The Colorado Springs police officers involved have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into the shooting, per department policy.
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