MONTROSE, COLO. (AP) _ A critical incident team will investigate an officer-involved shooting in Montrose, following an attack that allegedly occurred late Monday.
Montrose Police Chief Tom Chinn says officer Geo Mendoza shot at a 17-year-old boy after the teen attacked Mendoza, who had Responded to a burglar alarm at a business.
Mendoza missed, and the teen was not hurt.
The officer was treated for undisclosed injuries, then negotiated with the suspect to surrender. Police arrested the boy on suspicion of first-degree burglary and first-degree assault.
He was taken to Grand Mesa Youth Services in Grand Junction. Mendoza and another officer involved in the incident have been placed on leave.