"Police say the man, identified as Atencio, at first tried to run away. Stage and Gautreaux chased him down the residential street. Suddenly, the chase took a deadly turn. "He dropped down on his knees, he took out [a] box cutter, placed it to his throat and began to cut his throat," said Canon City Police Chief Paul Schultz.In a media conference on Friday, Schultz defended Cpl. Stage claiming Stage was trying to talk Atencio out of it. "As [Atencio] stood up, he yelled an expletive, 'Eff this' and started to charge towards Corporal Stage with the box cutter," said Schultz. Stage shot his firearm an unknown amount of times and hit Atencio twice in the chest."
Victim's Name: Brandon Atencio
Agency Responsible: Canon City Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Race: White
Date of Death: December 11, 2014
County: Fremont
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: box cutter
Geography: Rural