(PUEBLO, Colo.) — A man has been arrested in connection to a shooting on Wednesday, Oct. 4, in which an officer with the Pueblo Police Department (PPD) was shot while responding to a domestic violence incident.
According to PPD, at about 9:11 a.m. on Wednesday, two officers were called to the 4200 block of Surfwood Lane about a domestic violence call with weapons. When officers arrived, they removed a woman from the home.
While officers were responding to the incident, the suspect, identified as 23-year-old Deon Council-Rivera, opened fire on officers, hitting one of them. PPD said on Wednesday that the officer was taken to the hospital and that their injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.
On Thursday, Oct. 5, Council-Rivera was arrested on multiple charges:
Three counts of Attempted First Degree Murder
First Degree Assault
Two counts of Attempted First Degree Assault
Domestic Violence
Menacing with a Deadly Weapon
False Imprisonment
Third Degree Assault
Child Abuse
The shooting is being investigated by the Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT), with the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) taking the lead in the investigation. The CIRT includes investigators with the 10th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, PPD, Colorado State Patrol, and Colorado Bureau of Investigations.
Council Rivera is due in Pueblo County Court on Oct. 11.
