Officer-Involved Shooting Under Investigation in Walsenburg

State investigators look into shots fired by police at allegedly fleeing suspect in Walsenburg

Law enforcement eventually caught up with the suspect after a car chase.

Man injured in southern Colorado police chase, shooting

A 43-year-old man was injured while fleeing police in southern Colorado on Wednesday, according to the state investigators. Walsenburg police officers and Huerfano County sheriff’s deputies found the man, who was wanted in Crowley County on a domestic violence warrant, at a truck stop in Walsenburg shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday, according to a news release from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Crowley County detectives had issued a “be on …

State authorities investigate officer-involved shooting following high-speed chase in Walsenburg - The Chronicle

The Chronicle-NewsT’Naus Nieto At around 9:40 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 21, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation announced that they began an investigation into an officer-involved shooting, following an incident earlier that day in Walsenburg, when the local police department and the Huerfano County Sheriff’s Office attempted to apprehend a wanted suspect out of Crowly County, leading to high speed chase, a shooting and eventual arrest.   “The CBI …

Officer-involved shooting under investigation in Walsenburg

(HUERFANO COUNTY, Colo.) — The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving the Walsenburg Police Department (WPD) on Wednesday, Jan. 21. According to the CBI, shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday, police and deputies with the Huerfano County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) were attempting to take a suspect into custody who was wanted [...]

CBI investigating Walsenburg police shooting that injured a fleeing domestic violence suspect

WALSENBURG, Colo. A Walsenburg police officer discharged their gun while trying to take a domestic violence suspect into custody on Wednesday, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) reported, though few details are available about the incident.The CBI issued a press release about the shooting at 9:40 p.m. Wednesday.Shortly after 3 p.m., officers with the Walsenburg Police Department and deputies with the Huerfano County Sheriffs Office locat…

CBI investigates officer-involved shooting in Walsenburg

From the Colorado Bureau of Investigation WALSENBURG – The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has initiated an investigation into an officer-involved shooting based on a request from the Walsenburg Police Department that occurred Jan. 21, 2026, following an attempt to take a wanted suspect into custody. The incident began shortly after 3 p.m., when Walsenburg Police Department officers and Huerfano County Sheriff’s Deputies located a 43-year…