EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Jail was placed on a temporary lockdown Sunday after a man arrived at the facility reporting he had been shot in the head.
KRDO13 learned that man, Anthony Tipton, was actually struck in the face by a pepper ball gun during what investigators are calling a road rage incident on East Las Vegas Street.
For those who don’t know, pepper-ball guns are typically used as a less-lethal alternative to real guns. They shoot little balls of pepper spray and can create a cloud of irritating powder around a target when hit…