(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Downtown Colorado Springs business owners spent the day cleaning up and boarding up their walls after a car crashed through them early Sunday morning. Police reported that the incident stemmed from a domestic disturbance, culminating in a dramatic series of events involving a suspect identified as 24-year-old Fidencio Meza-Pelayo.
According to authorities, the altercation began around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday on South Prospect Street. Meza-Pelayo allegedly engaged in a dispute with his girlfriend, who fled the scene. Believing she sought refuge in a neighboring house, he attempted to break into the home. However, police say when he entered, the homeowner fired a single shot, striking Meza-Pelayo. Police report that he then fled the scene at high speed, subsequently crashing into multiple downtown businesses.
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One of the affected business owners, Kevin Megyeri of Skirted Heifer, described receiving a call around 2:45 a.m. notifying him that a car had smashed through the front of his restaurant.