Man shot by Monument officer after 50-mile police chase on I-25

A man suspected of stealing a truck in southern Colorado was shot by police after allegedly leading law enforcement on a more than -mile chase down Interstate The man who has not been publicly identified shot at law enforcement an unknown number of times after driving off the road into a Pueblo County field investigators reported One Monument police officer shot back injuring the suspect Monument police officers in El Paso County responded at about p m Tuesday to reports of a pickup truck stolen in town according to a news release from the Pueblo County Sheriff s Office Police followed the stolen truck onto I- and chased it south toward Colorado Springs sheriff s representatives stated Colorado State Patrol troopers learned of the stolen car and police chase at about p m Tuesday and minutes later had an aircraft following the truck from above as it sped down I- according to the release The suspect driver exited the highway near Pueblo and fired at least once at the group of law enforcement officers following the truck sheriff s leaders noted Pueblo County deputies joined the chase after the suspect left the highway Shortly after the suspect drove off the road into a field near Purcell Boulevard and Fairbanks Drive according to the sheriff s office The truck stalled in the field and the suspect shot several more times at law enforcement sheriff s functionaries revealed A Monument police officer who had followed the suspect from the beginning returned fire and shot the man an unknown number of times according to Pueblo County sheriff s leaders At least one bullet hit the suspect and he was taken to a Colorado Springs hospital by helicopter Related Articles people shot at Denver house party missing suspect shot at by police Armed robbery suspect killed in Denver police shooting A dying breed Aurora City Council s progressive voices are increasingly boxed out on the -member body Gas station employee killed by Parker police after brandishing gun agency says Denver jury awards nearly million to bystanders injured in LoDo police shooting The th Judicial District Critical Event Response Band which includes the Pueblo County Sheriff s Office Pueblo Police Department the Colorado State Patrol the Colorado Bureau of Investigations and the District Attorney s Office will investigate the shooting This is a advancing story and may be updated Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day