COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (AP) – Four people are dead, including a suspected gunman, following a shooting spree in Colorado Springs on Saturday that ended in a gunbattle between police and the suspect.
Lt. Catherine Buckley said officers were responding to a report of shots being fired when they spotted a suspect matching the description of the person they were trying to find. Buckley said the suspect opened fire, and police fired back.
Witnesses described a chaotic scene as the suspect went down the street with a rifle. Matt Abshire, 21, told the Colorado Springs Gazette that he looked outside his apartment window and saw a man shoot someone with a rifle. Abshire said he ran to the street and followed the man and called police.
The man suddenly turned and fired more shots, hitting two women, Abshire said. Their names and conditions were not available. Alisha Jaynes told KKTV-TV 11 News that she was at an ATM when she saw a man with a gun walking calmly down the street.