UPDATE TEN: Eleven people, including five police officers, have been transported to the hospital, per Lt. Catherine Buckley.
UPDATE NINE: CBS News is confirming that the suspect has surrendered to the police and is in custody. The standoff has ended.
JUST IN: Colorado Planned Parenthood shooting suspect in custody, @jeffpeguescbs reports; he surrendered to police https://t.co/ebgp3wIzMN
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 27, 2015
UPDATE EIGHT: Per the police scanner, one suspect has reportedly surrendered and reportedly has been detained. Still waiting for official confirmation, and the building still has to be cleared.
#ColoradoSprings "active shooter" has hands up, walking toward police. Appears to be surrendering...
— Bob Owens (@bob_owens) November 27, 2015
UPDATE SEVEN: Per Lt. Catherine Buckley of the CSPD, there is one suspect, and his identity has not been confirmed. He brought several items with him in duffel bags inside and outside of the Planned Parenthood, and the scene is still considered to be "active." Civilians are being evacuated. The events started at the Planned Parenthood and it is "too soon" to determine a motive for the suspect. The total number of casualties is not known. The shooter is still firing on officers, and a fifth officer is possibly injured.
UPDATE SIX: KRDO is saying that four police officers and five civilians have been injured.
UPDATE FIVE: Civilians inside the Planned Parenthood are being rescued by the SWAT team. Reports suggest that several people so far have emerged from the clinic and are reportedly uninjured.
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UPDATE FOUR: The shooter may not be contained.
BREAKING: Police unsure about location of shooter in attack near Colorado Planned Parenthood.
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 27, 2015
UPDATE THREE: Witnesses are saying the shots were fired from Chase Bank, with the suspect then "ducking into" the Planned Parenthood as the police arrived.
Colorado Springs police say the shooter has "no connection" to Planned Parenthood.
“Colorado Springs police says there is no connection to Planned Parenthood” https://t.co/7z86fKuaMr
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) November 27, 2015
UPDATE TWO: The Associated Press is reporting that three officers have been injured, but the shooter has been contained.
BREAKING: Police: 3 officers injured in shooting near Colorado Planned Parenthood; shooter contained
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 27, 2015
UPDATE: It appears that the shooting was "near" the Planned Parenthood location, not "inside." The shooter barricaded himself in the clinic after wounding a police officer outside of an eye care center.
Clarification: The active shooter in Colorado is near the Planned Parenthood, not inside of it. https://t.co/Cuk9GlNa7v
— nbc4i.com (@nbc4i) November 27, 2015
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Original post:
Details are rather sparse at the moment, but an active shooter has been reported at a Planned Parenthood location in Colorado Springs, Colo.
#BREAKING: 11 News confirmed there is an active shooter situation at the Planned Parenthood near Centennial in COS. pic.twitter.com/FIWukJlKbP
— KKTV 11 News (@kktv11news) November 27, 2015Waiting for details, but evil does not justify evil. #ProLife https://t.co/nkg8NfuoTS
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) November 27, 2015
One police officer has reportedly been shot in the hand while another one has been hit. Per CBS, the shooter has barricaded himself inside the clinic.
This post will be updated as details emerge.
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