4 Officers Injured in Colorado Springs Shooting (updated)

Here is what the news is reporting.

www.9news.com/story/news/local/2015/11/2...s-shooting/76454812/

It is now 4 officers and several civilians hurt has not been confirmed but Planned Parenthood may have been the target.

Per Springs Police (@CSPDPIO)
11/27/15, 5:29 PM
MT @COSpringsMayor: Media phone number for City PIO 719-385-4362. Public checking on family call 211. #CentennialBlShooting via CSPDComCent

Springs Police (@CSPDPIO)
11/27/15, 4:27 PM
MT @COSpringsMayor: To check on family or report your own safety, call 2-1-1. Please do not call 911. #CentennialBlshooting via CSPDComCent

Per COSpringsMayor (@COSpringsMayor)
11/27/15, 6:01 PM
The suspect from the #CentennialBl is in police custody. #ColoradoSpringsShooting

UCCS Press Releases
Press Releases
Statement by UCCS Chancellor in re: UCCS officer death
November 27, 2015
Statement by Pam Shockley Zalabak, chancellor

University of Colorado Colorado Springs

It is with great sadness that I share that the tragic events today at the offices of Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs have touched the campus of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.

A UCCS police officer, Garrett Swasey, 44, responded in support of Colorado Springs Police to the active shooter situation at about 11:50 a.m. Friday. He was killed in the line of duty.



UCCS officers are sworn, state-certified police officers. Officer Swasey was on duty at the campus and responded in support of Colorado Springs Police.

Officer Swasey was a six-year veteran of the UCCS Police Department.

UCCS is working with Officer Swasey’s family and continues to support the Colorado Springs Police Department at the shooting scene.

All questions about the investigation of Planned Parenthood shootings should be directed to the Colorado Springs Police Department.

Three People Killed in Colorado Planned Parenthood Shooting, Gunman Detained
BY PAULA MEJIA 11/27/15

Per Springs Police (@CSPDPIO)
11/28/15, 7:00 AM
Suspect confirmed as Robert L. Dear date of birth of 4/16/1958 pic.twitter.com/4v2GtIsUgT



1 officer, 2 civilians killed in Planned Parenthood shooting
Posted: Nov 27, 2015 2:51 PM CST
Updated: Nov 27, 2015 11:19 PM CST
COLORADO SPRINGS -KOAA

Police said the gunman, identified by law enforcement sources as 57-year-old Robert Lewis Dear from Hartsel, was possibly armed with an AK-47 type automatic weapon.

From the Park County Sheriff's Office:
November 28th 2015 Update on Colorado Springs Shooting.

Authorities have confirmed that the aledged shooter Robert Lewis Dear, 57, has a Park County address in the Hartsel area.

This is an extremely complex ongoing criminal investigation. THE PARK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS NOT ALLOWING anyone near the residence and the entrance is being guarded by Sheriff's Deputies. News Media are advised not to attempt to go to the address at this time!

Please Contact the Colorado Springs Police Department news desk at 719-385-7135 for news updates on this case.

Our hearts and prayers go out to the family and friends of those who were killed and injured.

The men and women of the Park County Sheriff's Office stand in unity with the Colorado Springs Police Department and the citizens of Colorado Springs.