COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO — The El Paso County Sheriff's Office and the Colorado Springs Police Department were looking for three suspects on the eastside of Colorado Springs Friday evening.
According to the sheriff's office, deputies responded to the 1000 block of N. Curtis St. located east of the Highway 24 and Highway 94 intersection for reports of shots fired. When deputies arrived, three suspects fled the scene in a vehicle, which deputies believed to be stolen.
The sheriff's office then received assistance from the Colorado Springs Police Department, who located the vehicle near N. Circle Dr. & Galley Rd. located west of The Citadel Mall. An officer then hit the suspects vehicle near the intersection of Bennet Ave. & E. Yampa St. just south of where the vehicle was located. Three suspects then fled scene.
The El Paso County Sheriff's Office described the suspects as a black male, a Hispanic looking male, and a woman with an unknown description. Around 6:45 p.m. the sheriff's office said they were suspending their search as there is no threat to the public.
It is unknown at this time if the suspects have had previous run-ins with law enforcement.
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