The Alamosa Police Department is providing an update on a shooting that left an officer and a resident injured.
Last Thursday afternoon, officers responded to reports of a fight in the 1200 block of Denver Avenue in Alamosa. Police Chief Ken Anderson said almost immediately after responding to the scene, a suspect pulled out a handgun and shot an officer twice.
According to Anderson, the officer, who hasn’t been identified, was flown to a Front Range hospital for treatment of her injuries.
Investigators also found a second victim, a 41-year-old Alamosa resident. He was shot multiple times. He was also flown to a Front Range hospital where he is listed in critical condition.
The officer is said to be in stable condition and is communicating. Two suspects, one of which is a juvenile, were taken into custody.
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has been called in to investigate the shooting.
