Video shows trooper being ‘ambushed’ while parked along highway, State Patrol chief says
By Olivia Prentzel | The Colorado Sun
Authorities believe a 32-year-old Thornton man saw a Colorado State Patrol trooper parked along a median as a “target of opportunity” before he slowed down and fired multiple rounds from a semi-automatic pistol at the trooper through his window, striking the trooper in his arm.
Dashcam footage released Monday showed the rear passenger window of a trooper’s truck shatter as Victor Anthony De Santiago fired shots at Cpl. Tye Simcox, who was parked along a median on U.S. 36 on Sept. 7.
Simcox then got out of his car with a rifle and returned fire, killing De Santiago.
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