05/02/2021—Two members of the Cañon City Police Department were involved in an officer-involved shooting, injuring two people, one fatally, occurring on Colorado State Highway 50 near Dozier Avenue, just after 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 1, 2021.
Two members of the Cañon City Police Department attempted to make contact with the driver of a black, 1999 Infiniti near the Quality Inn motel in Cañon City when, at some point during the incident, shots were fired by the two members of the department. Members of the Cañon City Police Department were not injured as a result of the incident.
The circumstances of the contact and the shooting are under investigation.
A 28-year-old male was shot and later pronounced deceased. His name is not being made public at this time. An unidentified 20-year-old male passenger of the vehicle was also shot, but is expected to survive his injuries.
The Cañon City Police Department requested that the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigate this incident.
Per Cañon City Police Department policy, the officers are on administrative leave during the investigation.
Additional details will be released as they become available.