Deputies received a call for an attempted robbery at a Dairy Queen in Pueblo West. A short time after the attempted robbery at Dairy Queen, deputies spotted the suspect vehicle traveling more than 100 mph northbound on I-25. The driver pulled over, and a man riding in the truck got out, but the driver then sped off northbound on I-25. The man who allegedly got out, Jay Hemphill, was charged with complicity to commit aggravated robbery. Just south of the North Academy Boulevard the trooper used his or her vehicle to knock the car off the road. At least one shot was fired by a Fountain police officer, and at least one shot was fired by a trooper, with at least one bullet killing Robert Paul Garcia.
Agency: Colorado State Patrol, Fountain Police Department
Motive: robbery
Confrontation Type: Violent Crime
Service Call: Yes
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Robert Paul Garcia
Death Date: April 19, 2021
County: El Paso
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Race: Hispanic
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unclear
Weapon: undetermined
Fleeing: car