Suspect Hospitalized After Alamosa Sheriff Deputies Return Fire

Description: The Colorado Bureau of Investigation Released the Following Statement Regarding an Officer Involved Shooting in Alamosa, Colorado...

Suspect Hospitalized After Alamosa Sheriff Deputies Return Fire

 June 19, 2024 – CBI –  Alamosa, CO – The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is investigating a law enforcement shooting in Alamosa that left a suspect with non-life threatening injuries. On Wednesday June 19, 2024, at approximately 12:06 am, (just after midnight) an Alamosa Sheriff's deputy attempted to contact a red Ford Explorer driving carelessly in a Safeway Parking lot. The driver attempted to elude, and a pursuit ensued, with two other deputies assisting. 

The driver drove over a grassy median into a residential area, where the driver then got of his SUV and ran on foot. An Alamosa Deputy verbally engaged an adult male in the 1200 block of 3rd St, later identified as Justin Claude Trujillo, DOB 7/24/1995.

A previous mugshot of suspect Justin Claude Trujillo provided by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. 

The male produced a handgun and fired at least one shot. All three deputies returned fire, striking Trujillo two times, once in the abdomen and once in the leg.  Alamosa deputies provided medical intervention, and then took him into custody. Trujillo was transported to a local hospital and then transferred to a hospital in Colorado Springs, where he is in stable condition. 

The suspect will face the following charges:

Criminal Attempt, murder in the first degree of a peace officer (F2), Assault in the first degree (F3), Vehicular Eluding (F5), Menacing (F5), Possession of a Weapon by Previous Offender (F5) 

All three deputies have been placed on Administrative Leave pending the investigation.

All Parties Considered Innocent Until Proven Guilty in a Court of Law.

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