Overview
- Two Colorado State Patrol troopers were shot during a traffic stop on Highway 24 near Piney Point Lane, and the shooting occurred on Tuesday, Aug. 25, according to law enforcement.
- One trooper, Skylar Hoehn, suffered serious injuries and remains hospitalized, while the other, Clark Tinan, was treated and released from the hospital.
- A multi-agency search followed a public Blue Alert and shelter-in-place orders for Westwood Lakes and nearby areas after authorities identified a blue Subaru Impreza with obscured plates as the suspect's vehicle.
- Teller County deputies located the suspect in the Woodland West neighborhood, exchanged gunfire with him, rendered on-scene aid, transported him to Pikes Peak Regional Hospital, and he was later pronounced dead.
- The Colorado Bureau of Investigation and ATF are assisting the ongoing probe into the traffic stop, the shooting exchanges, and the suspect's death while officials have not released the suspect's identity or a confirmed motive.