Christopher Escobedo

Deadly force

Deputies attempted to stop a white Ford SUV for an unknown traffic infraction. The SUV, driven by Christopher Escobedo, fled from deputies, going south, and deputies pursued the other, while the driver of the SUV allegedly fired at the deputies. The pursuit went into Denver, which was when DPD joined the chase. Officers succeeded in stopping it, and Christopher Escobedo, who was armed, and a woman got out of the other and ran. Officers stopped them about a block away in a backyard near Colfax and Meade. The man didn't drop his handgun, used the woman as a human shield, pointing the gun at her head, and officers shot and killed Escobedo.