The officers were working as part of a Metro Task Force in the 1200 block of North Academy Boulevard in East Colorado Springs at about 11 p.m. Saturday when they spotted a “suspicious vehicle.”

One victim was found shot near the intersection of South Broadway and Maple Avenue early Sunday morning, according to police.

Colorado lawmakers want to create a new way to institutionalize mentally ill and disabled people who are accused of serious crimes.

“The manner in which this was conducted is incredibly disrespectful to both chiefs, police officers, and firefighters,” union officials said Friday night. “…We will be submitted a request to state officials for a full investigation into these terminations.”

One person was killed and two were taken to the hospital after a single-vehicle crash on westbound Interstate 70 near Kipling Street on Saturday morning, Wheat Ridge police said.

One person was killed and two were injured in crashes on I-25 north of Denver early Saturday morning, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

Regan Benson appears to be the first person in the state convicted under