Suspect hospitalized after Alamosa deputies return fire

(ALAMOSA, Colo.) — The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is looking into an altercation involving an exchange of gunfire between deputies from the Alamosa County Sheriff’s Office and a suspect attempting to elude them.

In the early hours of Wednesday, June 19 deputies attempted to contact a red Ford Explorer that was driving carelessly in a Safeway Parking lot. The driver tried to escape from deputies, driving over a grassy median and into a residential area.

At that point, the driver, later identified as 29-year-old Justin Claude Trujillo, got out of his car and ran away. In the 1200 block of 3rd St, a deputy spoke to the suspect, who proceeded to pull out a handgun and fire at least one shot. In response, three deputies returned fire, and the suspect was hit twice—once in the leg, and once in the abdomen.

Deputies provided medical attention, and Trujillo was taken into custody. Trujillo was taken to the hospital and then transferred to a hospital in Colorado Springs, where he is currently in stable condition. The three deputies were unharmed, and have been placed on Administrative Leave during the investigation.

Trujillo is facing several charges, including Criminal Attempt, murder in the first degree of a peace officer (F2), Assault in the first degree (F3), Vehicular Eluding (F5), Menacing (F5), and Possession of a Weapon by Previous Offender (F5).

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