COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — The El Paso County Sheriff's Office has released new information about an officer-involved shooting that took place at a Walmart along Platte Avenue.
The sheriff's office says that the El Paso County Coroner has identified the man as 29-year-old Tyler Ben.
We know the man died after police say he quote, "Produced a handgun" outside of the store.
Several agencies were on the scene including Colorado Springs Police, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, and the Metro Crime Lab at the Walmart following the shooting.
The store was closed for a good chunk of the day while teams investigated the scene.
This all started around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 3, that's when CSPD says they located an unoccupied stolen vehicle in the Walmart parking lot along Patte Avenue. After that, officers coordinated with extra duty officers inside the store and identified a man and woman who were inside the stolen car. The car is described as a white Chevy truck.
When leaving the store, officers say they approached the two people and the man "produced a gun". That's when officers say they fired at the suspect, hitting him at least once. The male suspect died on the scene.
Police say no one else was injured... and everyone involved was accounted for. They added the woman with the man was detained, but then released. Her involvement related to the stolen car is currently under investigation.
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