Shots Fired as ICE Operation Turns Violent in Colorado

By Nick Smith | The Gazette

Two immigrants suspected to be in the country illegally are on the run after allegedly attempting to ram their vehicle into law enforcement officials during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation Thursday in the Black Forest area, according to an ICE spokesperson.

An officer reportedly fired three shots into the vehicle, which fled the scene and was later found abandoned, the spokesperson said. No injuries were reported.

A shelter-in-place order was issued in Black Forest around 10:30 a.m. Thursday for a quarter-mile radius in the 9900 block of Burgess Road between Windmill and Greentree roads, according to Peak Alerts and the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.

“Secure your home/business and stay away from doors and windows. Shelter in a safe place until further notice,” the Sheriff’s Office said on Peak Alerts.

Gazette reporters saw at least two dozen unmarked vehicles on Burgess Road and deputies from the Sheriff’s Office blocking off the area.

Kurt Smith, a Sheriff’s Office spokesperson, said there is a second scene by the intersection of Vollmer and Poco roads that’s connected to the ICE investigation. The area is located about three miles from the original scene.

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