An officer involved shooting has left one man dead in Monte Vista.   

According to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, the altercation between two Monte Vista Police Department officers and an 18-year-old resident began yesterday afternoon.   

Officers were dispatched to a Monte Vista home for a welfare check. A short time after arriving an 18-year-old male jumped out of a window brandishing two knives. CBI says immediately the man began to run toward the officers swinging the knives. CBI confirmed that man was tasered and shot by officers outside the home.  The man was pronounced dead at the scene.   

One officer sustained minor injuries as a result of the incident.   

The officers were placed on administrative leave and their names will be withheld from the public until the District Attorney’s Office makes a ruling on if the shooting was justified.   

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Danny “Dan R” Ridenour has been in radio and television broadcasting for over 40 years, starting as a senior in high school in Rogers, Arkansas. His radio career has had stops in Nashville, Memphis, Oklahoma, and eventually, Colorado. Dan enjoys being involved in the community, having been a member of the Upper Arkansas Service Club and is currently on the board of directors for the Salida Community Center and is a member of the Chaffee County Fair Committee. He and his wife Carrie spend their days doing everything the mountains have to offer: hiking, camping, fishing and skiing. They've raised 3 children and have 2 grandchildren.

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