Man shot and killed by Pueblo police after allegedly pulling gun on police officers
Editor's note: This story was updated on April 18 to include additional information from the Pueblo Police Department.
A man was shot and killed by police during an incident at an RV park on Wednesday afternoon.
Pueblo police responded to reports of animal cruelty at Fort's RV Park at Lake and Streator avenues around 2 p.m. Police confronted the suspect and informed him they had a warrant for his arrest for a failure to appear in court, according to Pueblo police spokesperson Sgt. Frank Ortega.
"When police attempted to place the suspect under arrest the suspect pulled a firearm from his pocket and an officer shot in response to the threat," Pueblo police officials said in a news release Wednesday evening.
The suspect — who has not yet been publicly identified — was taken to a local hospital where he died of his injuries.
No police officers were injured during the shooting.
Two officers were placed on paid administrative leave and the incident is being investigated by the 10th Judicial Critical Incident Response Team.
The deceased suspect will be identified by the Pueblo County coroner after his next of kin has been notified.
The identities of the officers involved have not yet been released.
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