Police update: City Market shooting appears "likely to be a case of selfdefense"
Dec 17, 2024
(WOODLAND PARK, Colo.) — The Woodland Park Police Department shared an update on the City Market shooting that happened in late November and said that the "incident appears likely to be a case of self-defense," but added that the 4th Judicial District Attorney's Office (DA's Office) would make the final decision.
In the update posted to Facebook just after 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 17, Woodland Park police said that the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has nearly completed its investigation into the fatal shooting, which occurred on Nov. 29 in the City Market parking lot located at 777 Gold Hill Place South.
On Nov. 29, police responded to the scene around 6:45 p.m. to investigate a reported shooting. According to police, the investigation by the CBI has revealed that before the shooting there was a fight in the parking lot during a child custody exchange.
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"Witnesses say 28-year-old Luis Morales (the biological father of the child) threatened the mother's boyfriend with a knife," according to the police update on Tuesday. "The boyfriend then pulled a gun and fired a single shot striking Morales."
Morales was treated on scene by officers and bystanders but later died from his injuries at a Colorado Springs hospital. According to police, the 29-year-old shooting suspect stayed at the scene and has continued to cooperate with investigators.
"The CBI agent leading this investigation expects to forward the case file to prosecutors by the end of the month," wrote police. "Investigators from CBI have been in frequent contact with the family of the shooting victim during the investigation."
According to police, CBI continues to lead the case with assistance from the Woodland Park Police Department and the DA's Office.