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Police arrest suspect in armed standoff in Old Colorado City

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Colorado Springs police on Friday arrested a lone suspect following his armed standoff with officers in Old Colorado City on Thursday night.

The incident ended without any injuries, officials said Friday.

Police were responding to a disturbance call in the 1500 block of West Cucharras Street around 10:15 p.m. Thanksgiving night when they heard shots fired nearby. 

Multiple Colorado Springs police officers and tactical personnel responded to the alleged source of the shots, where an unidentified suspect was on his porch in an “open air barricade” according to a Colorado Springs Police Department blotter entry.

Police called for a shelter-in-place and evacuated several nearby residences, only removing the order and traffic barricades around 1:30 a.m. 

Police said they obtained a warrant and returned to the suspect’s home, where they arrested him Friday. He has been booked in the El Paso County jail.

Officials did not identify the suspect. It is unclear what charges the suspect faces.

The Gazette’s Breeanna Jent contributed to this report.



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