3rd Murder In 5 Weeks In Colorado: County Sheriff's Deputy Shot To Death Leaving Five Other Injured

A Colorado sheriff's deputy killed and three other law enforcement officers and a bystander were injured in a shooting that rang out after officers encountered an adult suspect while investigating a vehicle theft. Police reported the suspect was also killed in the gunfight while the injured were taken to the hospital and are in stable condition. The Colorado governor John Hickenlooper issued a statement calling Flick's death a 'senseless act of violence' and asked the residents to provide sympathy to his family and pray for the injured.

A Colorado Sheriff's Deputy Fatally Shot During Furious Gun Battle To Stop Car Theft On The Eleventh Anniversary Of His Service

• El Paso County Sheriff's deputy Micah Flick has been shot to death on the 11th anniversary of his service.
• Flick is the third sheriff's deputy to be killed in Colorado since 31st December 2017.
• Police reported the suspect was killed in the shooting which left three other officers and a bystander injured.
• Flick is survived by his wife and two children, twins of age 7.

A Colorado sheriff's deputy killed and three other law enforcement officers and a bystander were injured in a shooting that rang out after officers encountered an adult suspect while investigating a vehicle theft.

Police reported the suspect was also killed in the gunfight while the injured were taken to the hospital and are in stable condition.

The Colorado governor John Hickenlooper issued a statement calling Flick's death a 'senseless act of violence' and asked the residents to provide sympathy to his family and pray for the injured.

The Denver Fire Department mourned Flick death in a Twitter post shared just hours after the gunfight.

We again mourn the loss of a member of our emergency service family. Tearfully @EPCSheriff Micah Flick made the Ultimate Sacrifice, and we ask all to join us in sending thoughts and prayers to Deputy Flick, his family and all of El Paso Co. @epcpio #ThinBlueLine #ENOUGH! pic.twitter.com/kZqZMhKwkx

— Denver Fire Dept. (@Denver_Fire) February 6, 2018

Micah Flick, 34, and other officers had been investing a stolen car in Colorado Springs when they encountered the suspect who began gunfire immediately, authorities confirmed.

Many civilians and officers lined South Nevada Avenue in paying tribute to the late deputy sheriff in a police procession paid him tribute on social media as law enforcement officials from Colorado to New York.

A procession is carrying slain Deputy Micah Flick’s body to the El Paso County Coroner’s Office. The streets are lined with people paying their respects, many of them carrying flags. pic.twitter.com/Huf9S1Vft0

— Ellie Mulder (@LEmarie) February 6, 2018

Authorities didn't release the injured officers' name immediately, however, they said two of them are deputies with the sheriff's office and the third is an officer with the Colorado Springs Police Department.

Before, Adams County Sheriff's deputy Heath Gumm killed on January 24, 2018, while chasing a suspect at an apartment complex. 

Micah Flick died on the 11th anniversary day of his service with the department. He is survived by his wife and twin children, 7.