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Three officials shot, suspicious dead dead

Pueblo – Three officials were shot and a suspect is dead after a shootout with the Pueblo police department.

It happened around 7.15 p.m. on Tuesday near the intersection of West Mesa Avenue and the Cedar Street, which is located near Bessemer Park.

According to the police, they received a call that an official had been shot. They say that officials and members of the Pueblo County's sheriff answered and additional shots were fired.

The police said the suspect had run and continued to shoot on civil servants. According to the police, the officials returned the fire and the suspect was injured during the change of shooting.

According to the police, the suspect, whose name is later published by the Coroner of the Pueblo County, was published at the scene of the crime.

All three officers who were shot were taken to the hospital. The police say that they are all in a stable state. At that time, the names of the officers were not published.

The 10th judicial district of the Critical Incident Response Team (CRIT), which is led by Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), will carry out the examination.

The governor of Colorado, Jared Polis, published the following explanation for this incident:

“Our men and women work on the front every day and protect themselves in difficult times, especially in difficult times.

Colorado governor Jared Polis

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The governor of Colorado, Jared Polis

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The governor of Colorado, Jared Polis

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