We will keep you updated as the investigation develops.Fort Carson Trail Club Ready for a new challenge and beautiful scenery? Run or walk a new trail each week and share your experience with us!Ĭlub members get access to weekly tips, articles, and photos to help improve performance and ensure safety on the trails! Check in with Strava or send in screenshots of your favorite activity tracker virtually. Howard Black said he is thankful none of the injuries were serious.īoth Fort Carson and CSPD said they will continue to work together in the future as the area is often used for training and has been for decades.įort Carson is the lead in the investigation. However, both agencies emphasized that the investigation is in its very early stages so they are still sifting through details as to who was there prior, why the device was there and exactly how this happened.
The area is often used for training, as Fort Carson believes a military unit was using the area prior to CSPD being there. Five officers have since been released, with one remaining in the hospital to be monitored overnight. Fort Carson said it is unsure of why the device was in the area but when officers encountered it, it detonated, injuring six officers.Ībout 15-20 officers were believed to be in the area at the time.ĬSPD said two officers were transported to a local hospital by ambulance while the other four were taken by police car. The device was an IED of some sort, that simulates sights and sounds of combat without producing any shrapnel, according to Fort Carson. Howard Black, riot officers were conducting a training exercise near Camp Red Devil when officers came in contact with an explosive device. According to an update from Colorado Springs Police spokesman Lt.
This was near Gate 12 at Fort Carson, just north of Juniper Valley. COLORADO SPRINGS – Six Colorado Springs Police officers were injured when an explosive device detonated during a CSPD training exercise on Fort Carson Tuesday.
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