Investigators say a police officer shot and killed a 17-year-old boy during a family disturbance at a Fountain home.
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The Fountain Police Department says a person who died after being shot by one of its officers Thursday afternoon was armed with a handgun.
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is taking over the investigation, per officer-involved shooting protocol.
The teen was pronounced dead about 5:15 p.m., the county sheriff’s office said. Police say they went inside a home and found a man with a gun. The last officer-involved shooting in Fountain was in 2012, according to The Gazette.
An officer then fired one shot, hitting the man.
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The shooting happened inside the residence.
