A man was hospitalized after an officer-involved shooting Monday evening near Newton Plaza on the Colorado State University campus, according to university officials.
Colorado State University Police received a report at approximately 5:35 p.m. of a person behaving erratically near the plaza. University officials said a responding officer encountered a man armed with a handgun who advanced toward the officer before gunfire occurred. The man was shot, received first aid from the officer and was transported to an area hospital. His condition had not been released as of Monday evening.
No other injuries were reported. University officials emphasized that the shooting was not an active-shooter incident.
The Eighth Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team was activated to investigate the shooting. Fort Collins Police Services is serving as the lead investigating agency.
The Rocky Mountain Collegian, CSU’s student newspaper, reported that a witness heard several gunshots near the Microbiology Building. The witness told the Collegian that he saw a man with a gun and a police officer at the scene before shots were fired.
Authorities had not released the name of the man, the officer’s identity, the man’s medical condition or additional information about what led to the encounter as of Monday night.
This is a developing story and may be updated as additional information becomes available.