Shelter-in-place order lifted for the area along Wood Avenue in Colorado Springs

The Colorado Springs Police Department had issued a shelter-in-place order for homes and businesses along Wood Avenue in Colorado Springs Tuesday night.

According to police, a call first came in from a reported shooting inside a home in the area. Police learned once they arrived that no one was hurt and the threat was not credible.

The department said the order was for a quarter-mile radius around the 3100 block of Wood Avenue due to law enforcement activity. Near the Fillmore and Cascade Avenue intersection.

“The Colorado Springs Police Department has issued a SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER for residents within a 1/4 mile radius of 3100 Wood Ave due to LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY near 3100 Wood Ave. SECURE your home/business and STAY AWAY from doors and windows. SHELTER in a safe place until further notice. You will receive an alert when the order is lifted,” read the Peak Alert Tuesday night…

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