COLORADO SPRINGS – Witnesses on Sunday described a terrifying scene on the streets of Colorado Springs, where a gunman armed with a rifle marched down a city street and shot and killed three people before being fatally shot in a gunbattle with police.
Authorities have released few details about Saturday morning’s shooting in broad daylight. The suspect and victims have not been identified, and police are looking for a motive.
Matthew Abshire, who lives nearby, told The Associated Press that he heard gunshots, looked out his window and saw a man firing a rifle. He waited for the gunfire to subside before he came outside and started chasing the gunman, who had a rifle in his right hand and a revolver in his left
“He walked calmly and collectedly. His demeanor was like he was having a stroll in the park,” Abshire said.
Abshire was eventually stopped by the police, but he could still see the gunman fire at a patrol car, breaking its window before officers shot him outside a Wendy’s.
Police say they spotted the gunman several blocks away, where a shootout erupted. Photos show a window in the back of a police car that had been shattered by gunfire.
Police on Sunday asked residents to help them look for damage to homes and property that might provide more evidence.
Alisha Jaynes told KKTV-TV 11 News she was at an ATM when she saw a man with a gun walking calmly down the street.
“They yelled, ‘Put the gun down,’ and he turned around, and that’s when they shot at him a good 20 times,” she said. “There was a lot of gunfire.”
