February 7, 2018 at 3:24 a.m.
| Updated February 7, 2018 at 3:24 a.m.
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Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports
Michael Smart and Eleah Benton of Colorado Springs, Colo., place !owers Tuesday on a memorial for slain Deputy Micah Flick outside the El Paso County sheriff’s office.
3rd Colorado lawman killed in 5 weeks
A Colorado sheriff's deputy was shot and killed on Monday, the third officer to be gunned down in the line of duty in the state in the past five weeks.
El Paso County Deputy Micah Flick, 34, was killed while he and other officers were investigating a stolen vehicle in Colorado Springs, about 70 miles south of Denver, authorities said. Four others -- two sheriff's officers, a police officer and a bystander -- were wounded in a shooting near an apartment complex. The suspect also was killed.
Colorado Springs Police Chief Pete Carey said the officers were struggling with the male suspect when shots were fired.
One of the wounded officers, Deputy Scott Stone was shot in abdomen and was hospitalized in stable condition Tuesday.
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