A man suspected of stealing a truck in southern Colorado was shot by police after allegedly leading law enforcement on a more than 50-mile chase down Interstate 25.

The man, who has not been publicly identified, shot at law enforcement an unknown number of times after driving off the road into a Pueblo County field, investigators said. One Monument police officer shot back, injuring the suspect.

Monument police officers in El Paso County responded at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday to reports of a pickup truck stolen in town, according to a news release from the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office .

Police followed the stolen truck onto I-25 and chased it south, toward Colorado Springs, sheriff’s officials said.

Colorado State Patrol troopers learned of the stolen car and police chase at about 3:

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