Death by Cop- 2022

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Richard Ward

Case # :240

Gender : Male

Age : 32

Race : White

Date : 02/22/2022

Location : 484 S Maher Dr

City : Pueblo West

County : Pueblo

State : Colorado

Agency : Pueblo County SO

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

Disposition : Pending Investigation

Open Records Summary :

Pueblo County deputies were sent on a “suspicious person” call and somehow ended up in an altercation with Richard Ward. Police shot and killed him, alleging that he had tried to disarm an officer. Ward had been unarmed.

Source Links :

https://krdo.com/news/2022/02/22/officer-involved-shooting-at-pueblo-west-middle-school/

https://www.kktv.com/2022/02/22/officer-involved-shooting-under-investigation-outside-pueblo-elementary-school/

https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/no-students-involved-in-officer-involved-shooting-near-middle-school-in-pueblo-west

https://www.kktv.com/2022/02/24/deceased-suspect-identified-pueblo-west-officer-involved-shooting/