Officer-involved shooting in El Paso County referred to grand jury

A grand jury will consider a case from July in which two sheriff’s deputies responding to a call in El Paso County were involved in the fatal shooting of a man.

Initial reports from the sheriff’s office said the suspect became physically aggressive toward the deputies and was able to grab and deploy one of their tasers. Following an investigation by the multi-agency “Deadly Force Investigation Team” the case was referred to the 4th Judicial District Grand Jury for further review.

The deputies were responding to a call from a neighbor of the El Paso County home, according to a preliminary investigation by the Colorado Springs Police Department…

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