Man killed by Pueblo police after allegedly shooting woman, firing at police
A man was shot and killed by Pueblo police Wednesday afternoon after police said he shot a woman and fired at police officers.
The man was identified Thursday by the Pueblo County Coroner’s office as 66-year-old Mark Sales, of Pueblo.
According to the Pueblo Police Department, officers were contacted just after 3 p.m. by a woman who said she'd been shot by a male suspect near Fountain Creek about 300 yards east of the 4500 block of Dillon Drive.
The woman was transported to a hospital and was last listed as in critical condition, according to police.
When officers arrived on scene, they searched the area and located Sales, who they say is the suspect in the shooting.
Police say Sales fired a weapon at officers as they approached in their patrol car, according to a news release. One round fired by Sales shattered the patrol car's passenger-side window, injuring an officer, Pueblo Police Officer Meagan Chapman told The Chieftain.
Officers then returned fire, striking and killing Sales, Chapman said.
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Two police officers suffered minor injuries during the incident; one was treated at the scene and released, while the other was transported to a hospital for further care.
The incident marks the third shooting involving a Pueblo police officer in the past four days.
Puebloan Brett Jay Chapman, 33, was killed Sunday afternoon in the 2700 block of Sixth Avenue after police were called on a report of a suicidal man who had allegedly threatened to shoot himself and others and was attempting to stop passing cars.
Police said in a statement Sunday evening they arrived to find Brett Chapman wearing a tactical vest and armed with several firearms. They reported he ignored police commands and raised his weapon, at which point an officer shot him.
On Tuesday, police were involved in another shooting after a high-speed chase with three suspects who police say stole a pickup truck, attempted to steal an ATM, stole a car from a 70-year-old woman and then exchanged gunfire with police officers pursuing them.
No police officers were injured during the Tuesday incident. All three suspects were arrested by police, two of whom suffered injuries and were transported to a hospital.
The 10th Judicial Critical Incident Team will investigate all three of the recent shootings involving police officers, with the Colorado State Patrol and Colorado Bureau of Investigations acting as the lead investigative agencies.
All officers involved in the recent shootings have been placed on paid administrative leave, pending the investigations.
Chieftain editor Zach Hillstrom can be reached at zhillstrom@gannett.com or on Twitter @ZachHillstrom.
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