MONTROSE, Colo.—A critical incident team will investigate an officer-involved shooting in Montrose, following an attack that allegedly occurred late Monday.
Montrose Police Chief Tom Chinn says Officer Geo Mendoza shot at a 17-year-old boy after the teen attacked Mendoza, who had responded to a burglar alarm at a business.
Mendoza missed, and the teen was not hurt. The officer was treated for undisclosed injuries, then negotiated with the suspect to surrender.
Police arrested the boy on suspicion of first-degree burglary and first-degree assault.
He was taken to Grand Mesa Youth Services in Grand Junction.
Mendoza and another officer involved in the incident have been placed on leave.
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Information from: The Montrose Daily Press,
