{"id":1849,"date":"2026-06-22T12:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T12:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1849"},"modified":"2026-06-22T12:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T12:04:11","slug":"suspect-in-stabbing-at-western-colorado-dairy-queen-fatally-shot-by-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1849","title":{"rendered":"Suspect in stabbing at western Colorado Dairy Queen fatally shot by police"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A man suspected in a Grand Junction stabbing was shot by police outside of a fast food restaurant, according to law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1848\">More than 600 flights delayed at Denver International Airport amid thunderstorms<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Grand Junction police officers responded to reports of a man with a knife inside a Dairy Queen at 709 North Ave. at about 6:30 p.m. Friday, according to a news release from the Mesa County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>When officers arrived, they found a man matching the suspect\u2019s description in the parking lot, sheriff\u2019s officials said. Investigators said the officers shot the man in the parking lot, but the events leading up to the shooting were not specified in the release.<\/p>\n<p>The man, who has not been publicly identified, fled the lot and crashed into several vehicles before stopping near the intersection of North First Street and North Avenue, sheriff\u2019s officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Paramedics took the man to the hospital, where he died, according to the release. One person \u201cwith injuries consistent with a knife assault\u201d and another who was injured in one of the crashes were also taken to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1846\">I-70 crash destroys \u2018Leaving Colorful Colorado\u2019 sign<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The suspect will be identified at a later date by the Mesa County Coroner\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>The Grand Junction police officers involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation, per department policy, sheriff\u2019s officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information about or video of the shooting is asked to contact investigators at 970-244-3266 or Kandyce.Stuck@mesacounty.us.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>This is a developing story and may be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1844\">How Broncos rookie Jonah Coleman and his father \u2018saved each other\u2019 from generational pain<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man suspected in a Grand Junction stabbing at Dairy Queen was shot by police outside of the fast food restaurant, according to law enforcement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-and-public-safety","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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