SOUTHERN COLORADO (KXRM) — The Custer County Sheriff's Office said that on the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 14, an armed carjacking in Silver Cliff turned into a multi-county crime spree.

According to CCSO, deputies responded Tuesday morning after a suspect allegedly used a gun to steal an SUV from a person at a dog park in Silver Cliff. As a precaution, Custer County Schools were placed on Lock-In status after the incident.

The sheriff's office said the stolen vehicle was soon found in Cañon City and later involved in a chase on Highway 50 near the intersection with Highway 67. Colorado State Patrol spotted the suspect traveling north on Highway 115 at a high rate of speed before the stolen vehicle was later abandoned in Colorado Springs.

Custer County Sheriff's Office said the preliminary

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