Tag: epso
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Shooting near I-25 puts 1 in hospital, motorcyclist sought
One person was hospitalized after a shooting Thursday on South Academy Boulevard near Interstate 25, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Around 11:20 a.m. someone in a vehicle reported being shot by a motorcyclist, described as an adult male, the Sheriff’s Office said. The person drove about three miles to a residence on…
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Colorado Springs police investigating weekend officer-involved shooting that left one dead
Colorado Springs police are investigating an officer-involved shooting on Saturday that left one man dead. Officers from the Fountain Police Department and the El Paso Sheriff’s Office responded to a call at 12:38 a.m. on Saturday of adult male walking south along Security Boulevard in an unincorporated part of the county with a firearm. According…
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EPSO BHCON Unit
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office’s Behavioral Health Connection Unit, or BHCON, pairs a mental health clinician with a law enforcement deputy to respond to mental health related calls for service. Since 2018, the unit been assisting law enforcement with crisis intervention, helping those experiencing a mental health emergency get the help they need, and…