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Colorado Springs shooting: Police officers injured | Colorado Springs shooting: Police officers injured |
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Four police officers and an unknown number of civilians have been hurt in an "active shooter" incident in the US city of Colorado Springs, police say. | |
Officers were exchanging fire with a gunman inside a Planned Parenthood clinic, police Lt Catherine Buckley said. | |
It was unclear if hostages had been taken, she said. | |
The city's Penrose hospital said it had received five patients from the incident. | |
"We do not have the shooter at this point but we do have all of our resources brought to bear," Lt Buckley told local TV. | |
The manager of a nearby haircut salon, Denise Speller, said she heard as many as 20 gunshots in under five minutes. | The manager of a nearby haircut salon, Denise Speller, said she heard as many as 20 gunshots in under five minutes. |
She told a local newspaper that she saw one of two police officers appear to fall to the ground and the other attempt to get the wounded officer behind their police vehicle. | She told a local newspaper that she saw one of two police officers appear to fall to the ground and the other attempt to get the wounded officer behind their police vehicle. |
Police have told shoppers at a nearby centre to stay indoors. | Police have told shoppers at a nearby centre to stay indoors. |
Planned Parenthood said it was monitoring the situation. | Planned Parenthood said it was monitoring the situation. |
"Our concern is for the safety of our patients, staff and law enforcement," said its CEO Vicki Cowart. | "Our concern is for the safety of our patients, staff and law enforcement," said its CEO Vicki Cowart. |