CO Police Respond to Reports of Active Shooter at Planned Parenthood Clinic
Colorado Springs police responded this afternoon to reports of an active shooter at a Planned Parenthood facility:
CSPD PIO responding to call if active shooter in Centennial Bl. The area is NOT secure. Media do not stage in area!
— Springs Police (@CSPDPIO) November 27, 2015
#BREAKING: 11 News confirmed there is an active shooter situation at the Planned Parenthood near Centennial in COS. pic.twitter.com/FIWukJlKbP
— KKTV 11 News (@kktv11news) November 27, 2015
#BREAKING: Report: Active shooter at Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs. More info to come on https://t.co/OHmzZX4wPY
— ABC7News (@ABC7News) November 27, 2015
Very few details have come out so far, but KKTV is reporting that officers have been injured:
#Breaking: We just confirmed through law enforcement that an officer was shot in the hand. https://t.co/mBTQx6pIvo
— KKTV 11 News (@kktv11news) November 27, 2015
#UPDATE: We are hearing reports from law enforcement that a second officer was injured in a shooting at Planned Parenthood in COS.
— KKTV 11 News (@kktv11news) November 27, 2015
The shooter has reportedly barricaded himself inside the building.
UPDATE –– 2:25 pm EST: And one local reporter has tweeted out images from the scene:
Centennial Blvd is blocked off near GOD rd because #activeshooter near @PPact @FOX21News pic.twitter.com/zBg9Zbsaua
— Kody Fisher (@KodyFisherFOX21) November 27, 2015
.@CSPDPIO have the King Soopers parking lot surrounded. They're holding what look like machine guns.@FOX21News pic.twitter.com/QqIBJDZcuq
— Kody Fisher (@KodyFisherFOX21) November 27, 2015
Just saw someone being put into an ambulance. @FOX21News Not sure who. pic.twitter.com/HrrKrvCdPI
— Kody Fisher (@KodyFisherFOX21) November 27, 2015
More and more officers arriving. Wearing body armor and carrying machine guns. @FOX21News #activeshooter pic.twitter.com/jQnh54l1hC
— Kody Fisher (@KodyFisherFOX21) November 27, 2015
UPDATE –– 2:53 pm EST: Watch KKTV’s live stream below:
UPDATE –– 3:03 pm EST: Police are now saying at least three officers have been injured.
UPDATE –– 3:18 pm EST: CNN is now reporting that there’s a rescue attempt underway.
UPDATE –– 3:25 pm EST: There’s now up to four reportedly injured and they’re being brought to a nearby hospital:
#CNN: Three patients are being transported to Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, hospital tells CNN. No info on condition of patients
— AnneClaire Stapleton (@AnneClaireCNN) November 27, 2015
#CNN: Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs says they have a patient headed to them with a gunshot wound to the arm from #PlannedParenthood
— AnneClaire Stapleton (@AnneClaireCNN) November 27, 2015
UPDATE –– 3:33 pm EST: Planned Parenthood Rocky Mountains has issued a brief statement:
Planned Parenthood Rocky Mountains on shooting: "At this time, our concern is for the safety of our patients, staff and law enforcement."
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) November 27, 2015
MORE: Planned Parenthood Rocky Mountains: "This is a developing situation, and we’ll continue to share updates as we have them."
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) November 27, 2015
UPDATE –– 4:20 pm EST: The Colorado Springs police tweeted out that the scene is still active and officers are still facing gunfire:
#CentennialBlshooting still active officers are encountering gunfire.
— Springs Police (@CSPDPIO) November 27, 2015
UPDATE –– 5:13 pm EST: The total number of injured has been updated to 9:
9 total shooting victims in local hospitals. Penrose confirms 6, Memorial confirms 3. No answer on civilian/officer. #centennialBLshooting
— Rob Johnson (@Gazette_RobJ) November 27, 2015
UPDATE –– 6:17 pm EST: A police presser late this afternoon confirmed a few details: the shooting began in the Planned Parenthood building and the shooter brought several items into the building. There are an unknown number of casualties at this point. Lt. Catherine Buckley declined to speculate on the shooter’s motives.
UPDATE –– 7:11 pm EST: The suspect is now in police custody after reportedly surrendering. A police press conference afterwards clarified that eleven were injured, five were officers, and all of them have gone to hospitals.
UPDATE –– 8:06 pm EST: There are now reports that two people have died––one officer and one civilian.
UPDATE –– 9:07 pm EST: Police have now confirmed that one officer and two civilians have died.
UPDATE –– 9:41 pm EST: There is a vehicle in the parking lot believed to be the shooter’s that authorities are checking for explosives.
UPDATE –– 9:49 pm EST: The officer who was killed has been identified by the University of Colorado Colorado Springs as 44-year-old Garrett Swasey. They also released this image of him:
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