Knife-Wielding Suspect Fatally Shot By Pueblo Officer

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A female citizen exited her vehicle to enter the store. She placed her purse in the cross-body position but just before entering the suspect, 38-year-old Aaron Vigil, stopped her grabbed ahold of her purse and violently ripped it away from her as she fell to ground and was dragged a short distance.

Officers located an individual and a vehicle that matched the description of the robbery suspect near 8th Street and Glendale Avenue. A vehicle pursuit ensued, leading to the suspect's vehicle crashing in the 700 block of West 8th Street.

Upon contact, the male suspect produced a knife. Officers issued multiple commands for him to drop the knife, but he refused to comply and was subsequently shot. After being shot, the suspect began to stab himself. Officers deployed tasers in an attempt to prevent the suspect from causing further harm to himself and to allow officers to provide aid without the risk of being injured. Once the suspect was disarmed, several officers rendered aid, and he was transported to a hospital by medical personnel, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

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