Overview
- The El Paso County Sheriff's Office identified the woman as 30-year-old Micaela Pasillas, who is in serious but stable condition and expected to survive, with charges pending.
- Police say officers responding to a disturbance about a man chasing a woman encountered Pasillas with a knife, and an officer shot her after she entered a cruiser and reached for a duty shotgun.
- The encounter occurred Saturday night near Delaware and Marion drives, and officers provided medical aid before she was transported to a hospital.
- The sheriff's office is leading the investigation under state law, and the involved Colorado Springs officer is on routine administrative leave.
- In a separate incident Monday on East Bijou Street, an officer sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries and a suspect was also shot, and the sheriff's office is investigating.