(COLORADO SPRINGS) — A security officer is in the hospital with serious injuries after allegedly being assaulted by two suspects while they were attempting to break into a condemned building on Saturday, Dec. 27, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD).
CSPD reported that around 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, reports came in of a possible burglary in progress at a condemned building in the 4300 block of East Pikes Peak Avenue, near South Murray Street, and a second call a short time later indicated that weapons were involved.
Officers responded to the scene and learned that a security officer had intercepted some people trying to enter the condemned building, according to CSPD. Multiple adults allegedly assaulted the security officer with bats and tools. The security officer was seriously injured and taken to the hospital…