A driver was treated for a gunshot wound Monday morning after Englewood police officers fired at a vehicle being driven toward them at the start of what became a pursuit down Santa Fe Drive.
The pursuit ended with a car crash and a man and woman in custody, according to an Englewood Police Department media release.
Around 11:12 a.m. officers were at 3325 S. Santa Fe Drive, which is the location of a new storage facility in Englewood, “investigating a suspicious incident report involving” David Sonsalla and a woman, police said in a release Monday afternoon.
“While attempting to contact the involved parties, the driver did not comply with the officer’s orders and instead drove directly at the officers, who fired their duty weapons in self-defense,” the release said. “It was unknown at that time if officers struck the driver or not.”
Sonsalla and the woman drove southbound on Santa Fe Drive, thus starting a pursuit involving other Englewood officers.
“During the end of the pursuit, the vehicle drove the wrong way, going southbound in northbound lanes until it crashed into two vehicles at Mineral Avenue, sending two people to the hospital with minor injuries,” the press release said.
Sonsalla was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound, was released from the hospital and will be taken to the Arapahoe County Detention Facility.
“Charges will be finalized as the investigation is completed,” the press release said. “The female was taken into custody at the original scene and will also be transported to the Arapahoe County Detention Facility on unrelated warrants.”
Englewood police said this is an active investigation and the 18th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team is investigating the officer-involved shooting.
“Due to these investigations, no further information is available at this time,” the release said.