Man has life-threatening injuries in shooting near CU Boulder, suspect on the run
A man had life-threatening injuries in a shooting in the City of Boulder in the area of CU Boulder on Monday night. A suspect was not found the night of the shooting.
BPD Investigating Several Strong Leads in Overnight Shooting. Officers arrived on scene in 3 minutes & found the victim shot in the leg. Officers applied a tourniquet & took the victim in a patrol car to the hospital. News release: https://t.co/4AH9HUESeE #BoulderColorado pic.twitter.com/yzzgTBSRNY
— Boulder Police Dept. (@boulderpolice) February 28, 2023
According to Boulder Police Department tweets, law enforcement officers responded to the shooting at the intersection with 13th Street and Canyon Boulevard.
During the search for the suspect, CU Boulder Alerts sent notifications ordering CU family housing residents to stay inside. This was for the the area of 17th Street and Athens Street as well as the Boulder Creek path near Folsom Street and Newton Court, where it was possible a suspect could be active.
Police were working with Boulder County Sheriff's Office to find the suspect, described as a white man in his 20s, wearing a heavy winter jacket with longer brown hair.
Boulder PD said their search did not lead to them finding a suspect the night of the shooting.
After an extensive search we did not locate the suspect in the area. Officers will continue investigating and we will have more updates in the morning #BoulderColorado
— Boulder Police Dept. (@boulderpolice) February 28, 2023
The man who was shot was considered to be in stable condition Tuesday morning.
The shooting victim from last night is now in stable condition. We will have more information to release later this morning as detectives follow up on several leads related to this investigation
— Boulder Police Dept. (@boulderpolice) February 28, 2023
Anyone with information is encouraged to call CU Boulder PD by dialing 911 in emergency or 303-492-6666 for non-emergencies. Call Boulder PD with suspect information at 303-441-3333.