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Pueblo police identify new suspect in off-duty firefighter shooting
Pueblo Police Department
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) Pueblo police identify a new suspect in a shooting that injured an off-duty firefighter.
On Sunday, June 6, an off-duty firefighter was shot during a drive-by shooting in downtown Pueblo. The victim, a man, was in a group of off-duty coworkers. They helped a homeless man who, police say, was being harassed by one or more individuals. Shortly after, a man fired several rounds in the victim s direction from a sedan parked outside of a nearby establishment.
On June 8, Pueblo police identified a potential suspect. However, on June 9, police said that man was ruled out as the shooter. The department didn t elaborate on why that man was misidentified as a suspect.
Police in Pueblo are looking for a man they say shot at a group of off-duty firefighters, striking one in the leg, after they came to the aid of a homeless man who was being harassed by a group of men, including the accused shooter.
A Pueblo, Colorado firefighter was shot in the leg on Main Street after assisting a man who was being harassed, Pueblo Police said. Esteban Gallegos is the suspect.
Pueblo police are requesting the public’s assistance in finding a man who they say shot an off-duty firefighter early Sunday, according to a news release from the department.
Officials said Esteban Gallegos, 41, could be charged with eight counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of first-degree assault.
On Sunday, officers responded to a 12:25 a.m. call about a shooting in the 100 block of N. Main St. When they arrived, they found a man suffering a gunshot wound in the leg. The man, who was later identified as a off-duty Pueblo firefighter, was taken to a nearby hospital and is expected to recover.