Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Joseph Tafoya
Gender : Male
Age : 43
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 12/08/2025
Location : Open field near West 6th Street
City : Alamosa
County : Alamosa
State : Colorado
Agency : Alamosa Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during confrontation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 12/08/2025, Alamosa Police Department officers responded to a domestic violence call. Officers located 43-year-old Joseph Tafoya of Colorado Springs armed with a knife in an open field. Attempts to de-escalate included deployment of a taser, which was ineffective. Tafoya then charged at officers with the knife and an officer fired, hitting Tafoya. He was transported to a hospital where he later died from his injuries. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the shooting.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kktv.com/2025/12/12/colorado-springs-man-shot-by-alamosa-police-after-allegedly-charging-officers-with-knife/?outputType=amp
https://www.facebook.com/cityofalamosa/posts/for-immediate-releasethursday-december-11-2025alamosa-police-department-news-rel/1330538252450661/
