The gunman shot multiple people, including a police officer, then barricaded himself inside Planned Parenthood, according to Mike Violette, the executive director for the Colorado Fraternal Order of Police. At least three officers have been injured, and police are unsure if any civilians have been hit, Commander Kirk Wilson of Colorado Springs PD told reporters. Police do not know if there have been any fatalities. One person is reported dead in the parking lot, according to the police scanner. The gunman is firing at passing cars, KRDO reported.
Two of the injured officers have been moved to safety, while police are still trying to move the third out of harm's way, KXRM's Kody Fisher reported. An officer said on his radio that he was trying to "get a look at" the gunman, when the back window of his police cruiser was shot out, the CS Gazette reported. The injured police officer was shot in the hand, and a second officer has been injured, law enforcement told KKTV.
The gunman is a white male who is about 6 feet tall with a white beard wearing a hunting outfit, boots and a tan hat, a witness told police, according to the scanner traffic. Law enforcement on the scene must also battle the elements with snow starting to accumulate on top of police vehicles. It is currently 17 degrees Fahrenheit (-8 degrees Celsius).
Active shooter at Planned Parenthood on Centennial Blvd. pic.twitter.com/ZVFHcPtC6K
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Colorado Springs Police Department has issued a shelter-in-place order for the shopping center. Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are on the scene, as the agency has an office in Colorado Springs. The closest FBI office is in Denver.
"Active Shooter?" Like all gun owners are simply inactive? It's a key word the mass media is feeding the gullible.
Other key words include, "Law Makers," "War Fighter," "Educator," and "Conspiracy Theorist."
Probably another fake incident, with so many proven you don't know what's real from what isn't. Should just stop reporting these incidents altogether since no one knows what's more fake news from that which might actually be real, and besides, who cares?
I don't lose my rights just because someone abuses theirs. Isn't that a fundamental principle of freedom?
Why not go against the grain and have the headlines read more unarmed citizens reportedly killed by hired goons pretending to be crazy.