El Paso County officer involved shooting

[jimmnn]

Man Shot By Sheriff's Deputies
Posted: 5:37 PM Jun 22, 2008

Reporter: kktv


The El Paso County Sheriff's Office says a Crystal Park man has been shot by deputies, after a welfare check takes a turn for the worse.

Not much information has been released at this hour. The sheriff's office has told 11 News two children were in the home at the time, and both were injured. It is unclear how they were in involved in the incident.

KKTV 11 News has crews on the way to the scene, and will bring you the latest once it's available.

 

[jimmnn]

Both children have also died

EL PASO COUNTY - The sheriff's office went to a home near Manitou Springs Sunday to check on two young children and found them unconscious.
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When deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office arrived at the home in the 6000 block of Waterfall Loop, no one answered the door. A spokesperson says the the deputies looked through a window and saw two children lying on a bed, looking like they had been hurt.

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office says at that point, deputies forced their way into the home. The children, ages 2 and 5, were unconscious. The children died in the home. Their names were not immediately released.

The children's father, who was in the home, confronted deputies. During that confrontation, one of the deputies shot the man and killed him. The man's name was also not released.