A man accused of carrying out a shooting that left one person dead and two others wounded early Sunday at a Colorado hotel was arrested after an intense manhunt on the ground and in the air.
The City of Alamosa said in a Sunday evening Facebook post that the person of interest in the shooting, identified by authorities as Henry Corral, was found.
Police responded to the Sunset Inn Hotel for reports of gunfire just after 2 a.m. local time on Sunday and found three people shot, according to a post on the City of Alamosa Facebook page.
Two of the victims were airlifted to the hospital in critical condition and the third victim died.
The alleged gunman fled the scene after the shooting. Officials said earlier that he was “considered armed and dangerous.”
Corral then crashed the car he was driving while trying to escape the scene, authorities said. After crashing, he attempted to carjack a vehicle but failed, prompting him to run away, according to officials.
Authorities said aircraft, as well as 40 police officers, were searching the area for Corral on Sunday, “going door to door, building to building” in their hunt for the suspect.
Officials added that the U.S. Marshals Service and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation were assisting in search efforts.
Police issued a warrant for Corral’s arrest for two counts of attempted first degree murder, one count of first degree murder, one count of tampering with physical evidence, possession of a weapon by a previous offender and criminal attempt of aggravated robbery, officials said.
Alamosa, a small city in southern Colorado, has a population of just under 10,000. It’s about 30 miles from the New Mexico border and about 165 miles southwest of Colorado Springs.
