Updated at 2:10 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.
Courts in El Paso County closed down Thursday morning after a shooting left one person dead and two others injured outside the courthouse.
Police responded shortly after 10 a.m. to the El Paso County Courthouse in downtown Colorado Springs after reports of shots fired. Shortly after, the Colorado Springs Police Department used social media to say there was no threat to the community at large and not an active shooter situation.
Police said at a press conference that one person died in the shooting. The victim has not been identified. CSPD later announced that one suspect is in custody.
Two people were also treated for minor injuries, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department.