Crime & Safety
Shelter In Place: Shots Fired At Springs Ranch Complex
Residents of the Village are being asked to shelter in place because of police activity. There are few details right now.
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — Colorado Springs police are asking residents in the area of the Villages at the Springs Ranch complex to shelter in place because of police activity in the area.
A Twitter user identifying herself as Ellie Mulder said police responded around 12:45 p.m. Tuesday. When the cops arrive, more shots were fired, she said. There are no injuries but there is an ongoing stand off.
About 12:45 p.m., police responded to a call of shots fired in the 4300 block of Golden Glow View. When officers arrived, more shots were fired. No one was injured, but a standoff is ongoing. (I’m a few blocks away, near Lyndhurst Drive and Peterson Road.) pic.twitter.com/8lVoa5z000
— Ellie Mulder (@LEmarie) August 7, 2018
Police tweeted at 1:38 p.m. Tuesday that the activity was in the 4300 block of Golden Glow.
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4300 Block of Golden Glow Vw; Villages at Springs Ranch Reverse 9-1-1 This is the Colorado Springs Police Department with an important message. There is police activity in the area of the Villages at Springs Ranch complex. Residents are being asked to shelter in place.
— Springs Police (@CSPDPIO) August 7, 2018
Minutes earlier, police tweeted that one of their lieutenants was responding to the 4300 block of nearby Centreville Drive "for a tactical situation," noting shots have been fired.
Lieutenant Black is responding to the 4300 block of Centerville Drive for a tactical situation. Shots have been fired.
— Springs Police (@CSPDPIO) August 7, 2018
Patch will update this article as more information becomes available.
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