Bloody knife-wielding man found naked on trail at Garden of the Gods
On Monday at about 5:00 p.m., Colorado Springs Police Department officers were dispatched to a trail on the southern side of Garden of the Gods following the report of a naked man with a knife. A park ranger who made the report suspected that the man was high on something.
An officer at the scene attempted to negotiate with the man, who had cut himself and was covered in blood. The nude male was non-responsive.
Fogger spray was used and the man was taken to the ground with a soft shield, with officers separating the man from the blade, described as a kitchen knife.
The man was taken to a local hospital, where he was treated for “sawing through his right hand and stabbing himself in the right eye.”
No officers were injured. According to the police blotter report on the incident, no arrest was made.
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