Two Montrose Police Department officers shot an armed man in a confrontation Saturday afternoon, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation said.
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Police were responding to a 911 call about a man with a rifle in the 100 block of Spruce Drive at 12:29 p.m. when officers “encountered the armed man and fired their weapons,” the CBI said in a news release.
The man was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition after surgery, state officials said.
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No police officers were injured during the encounter, which is being investigated by the Seventh Judicial District Critical Incident Team.
Anyone with information about the shooting can contact WestCO Dispatch at 970-249-9110.
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