GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—An officer-involved shooting in Grand Junction has sent a suspect to the hospital.
Police say officers responded to a report of felony menacing and shots fired, but discovered the suspects had left the scene by the time they arrived.
Officers later located the vehicle and one suspect at another location. Police spokeswoman Linda Bowman says shots were fired during the course of that contact, and the suspect was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital early Tuesday.
The suspect’s condition is unknown. He was identified as Omar Infante-Ortiz, 25. He faces several charges, including first-degree burglary and first-degree assault on a peace officer, both which are felonies.
The other suspect, Marcos Joel Mendoza, 21, faces charges of felony first-degree burglary and felony menancing.
Bowman says the 21st Judicial District’s Critical Incident Team is investigating, which is standard for incidents involving law enforcement officers that use lethal force on duty.
