Pueblo officer, teen suspect injured in early morning shootout

A Pueblo police officer and a -year-old suspect were both injured Monday after a midnight car chase and shootout Officers responded to reports of a shooting and assault near Northern and Abriendo avenues at about a m Monday according to a news release from the Pueblo Police Department RELATED More people died in police chases in this Denver suburb than in the state s biggest cities The first Pueblo officer who arrived in the area spotted a suspect carriage reportedly involved in an earlier assault at th Street and Glendale Avenue about three miles away according to the news release When more officers arrived on scene the -year-old who has not been publicly identified got out of the suspect car and carjacked another van at gunpoint police revealed in the release Police commented the teenager was a client in the automobile but how or if the driver was involved is unclear The -year-old shot a Pueblo officer who attempted to stop the stolen car before fleeing the area police disclosed The injured officer is expected to survive Police revealed the early morning car chase spanned nearly four miles across Pueblo and ended with a shootout between officers and the teenager in the block of Thatcher Avenue near the Pueblo Zoo The -year-old was shot at least once by officers and taken to the hospital by paramedics He is expected to survive police commented Related Articles More than detained in Colorado Springs after federal agents raid underground nightclub killed injured in multiple Aurora shootings One wounded in alleged shootout with Craig police Missing Denver hair stylist last seen in University Hills injured in Aurora rollover crash Anyone with information about the shooting is requested to call investigators at - - or Pueblo Crime Stoppers at - - The th Judicial District Critical Occurrence Response Unit will investigate the shooting Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day