Colorado deputy shot and killed in line of duty; police search for suspect
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Deputy Andrew Peery was shot and killed while responding to a shooting in El Paso County, Colorado. Police are now searching for suspected gunman, John Paz.
39-year-old Deputy Andrew Peery was shot and killed on Sunday, August 7, 2022. Police are still searching for the suspected gunman. (Fox 21) The scene of a shooting that claimed the life of El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Peery. (Fox 21) The outside of the El Paso County Sheriff's Office in Colorado. A deputy from the department was shot and killed on Sunday, August 7, 2022. (Fox 21)
The sheriff's department issued a shelter-in-place order shortly after the shooting happened. The office recommended that residents lock their doors and cover their windows.
The department said they are "actively looking" for John Paz, a Hispanic male, as a suspect in the shooting.