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Colorado Springs police respond to officer-involved shooting near Murray and Palmer Park

Colorado Springs police responded to an officer-involved shooting near North Murray Boulevard and Palmer Park Boulevard on Wednesday, Nov. 4, and asked the public to avoid the area, according to the police department’s public information account.

The incident happened on the city’s east side. KOAA reported that the shooting occurred shortly before 3 p.m. and that one person was in custody. The department said no officers were injured.

Reports differed on the detained person’s condition. KRDO reported that the person was taken to hospital, while KOAA said their condition was unknown at the time of its update.

KOAA also reported that residents of the nearby Aviator Apartments had been allowed to return home, while access to a park in the complex’s interior parking lot remained blocked for the investigation. Police had not publicly provided further details about what led to the shooting.

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