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Police lifted a shelter-in-place order after officers got in a scuffle with with an armed person in eastern Colorado Springs Tuesday morning, law enforcement said.
Colorado Springs police responded to the 1700 block of Sawyer Way to conduct a search warrant around 7 a.m. when an altercation between officers and an armed individual started, James Sokolik, a spokesman for police said.
Officer used flash bangs and pepper spray, Sokolik said.
Sokolik did not know whether a barricade was in place.
Residents in the 1700 block of Sawyer Way were advised to stay indoors for several hours, officers said.
Police investigated a shooting near downtown Colorado Springs Tuesday where a dog suffered a gunshot wound after biting its owner, police said.
Colorado Springs responded to the 800 block of East Kiowa Street around 10 a.m. and found a woman with a serious dog bite. The woman said her dog bit her and witnesses in the area said they heard a gunshot, police said.
Human Society Animal Law Enforcement Division found a dog with a gunshot wound, officers said.
Schools in the area were temporarily put on lock down, police said.
Officers were investigating who shot the dog and didn t offer an update on the animal s condition.