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COLORADO SPRINGS — A Colorado Springs police officer was killed Tuesday afternoon when his motorcycle collided with a vehicle on Austin Bluffs Parkway near Oro Blanco Drive, Police Chief Pete Carey announced.
Matthew Tyner, a 13-year veteran of the force, died in the line of duty, Carey said. He was a member of the Specialized Enforcement Motorcycle Unit.
“Today proved to be devastating to the Colorado Springs Police Department,” Carey said.
Carey, accompanied by Mayor Steve Bach and Fire Chief Rich Brown, made the brief statement at Memorial Hospital Central but took no questions.
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