PUEBLO, Colo. (KKTV) - One person is dead after an officer-involved shooting Sunday morning in Pueblo.
According to the Pueblo Police Department (PPD), officers were notified at 8:05 a.m. of a strong-arm robbery in the 1100 block of Bonforte Boulevard.
Officers found the suspect and a vehicle that matched the description near 8th Street and Glendale Avenue. A vehicle pursuit ensued, and the suspect’s vehicle crashed in the 700 block of West 8th Street.
Police say the suspect then became combative and pulled out a knife. Officers reportedly told him to drop the knife several times, but they say he refused and was subsequently shot.
“After being shot, the suspect began to stab himself. Officers deployed tasers in an attempt to prevent the suspect from causing further harm to himself and