Hours-long Standoff With Colorado Springs Police Ends With Ambulance Ride

A Colorado Springs police SWAT team rushed to the TravelStar Inn & Suites after a suspect barricaded himself inside with a hostage Monday night, and hours later someone was taken away by ambulance after an explosive boom was heard from the motel. Police Lt. Howard Black refused to say whether the suspect or hostage was injured, killed or taken away by ambulance, or what caused the explosive sound. He would only say that all individuals were "accounted for," and the El Paso County Sheriff's Office will investigate. Typically the Sheriff's Office investigates if police use deadly force. Roxanne Washington said her friend Corky Oliver and his wife were barricaded in the room. "He's like family to me," said Read more on Colorado Springs Gazette

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