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Pueblo Man Charged with Attempted Murder Following Standoff and Officer-Involved Shooting


Description: The Colorado Bureau of Investigation Released the Following Arrest Report on January 9, 2025...

Pueblo Man Faces Attempted Murder Charges Following OIS

January 9, 2025 – CBI –  Salida, CO – A 54-year old Pueblo man shot after he fired at law enforcement during a stand-off Wednesday evening has been arrested on numerous charges, including the attempted murder of law enforcement officers.

Richard Chad Borrego faces the following counts:

 * 2 Counts of Attempted First-degree Murder of Peace Officer (Felonies)  

 * 2 Counts of Assault in First-degree (Felonies)  

 * 18 Counts of Menacing (Felonies) 

 * Prohibited use of a Weapon (Felony)

 * Third Degree Assault (Misdemeanor) 

 * Menacing  (Misdemeanor)

Chaffee County Sheriff Deputies were dispatched to a domestic violence call just after 4 PM Wednesday January 8, 2025 in the 22600 block of County Road 227 in an area known as Garfield, west of Salida. When deputies arrived the female caller had safely exited to a neighbor’s home. Borrego, however, refused deputy commands to leave the home and instead barricaded himself inside.

At the request of deputies on scene, the Chaffee County Combined Tactical Team responded. The tactical team is made up of officers from the Chaffee County Sheriff's Office, the Salida Police Department and the Buena Vista Police Department.

In an effort to convince Borrego to surrender, the tactical team deployed tear gas inside the home. Moments later, Borrego allegedly fired at law enforcement from an upstairs window. Three Chaffee County Sheriff Deputies and a Salida Police officer returned fire, striking Borrego once in his right arm. Borrego indicated he had been shot but still refused to leave the residence. A short time later, law enforcement deployed more tear gas and this time (7:51 PM)  the 54-year exited the home and was immediately taken to a local medical center for treatment. Borrego has since been transferred to a Colorado Springs hospital, where he’s listed in stable condition. Borrego is currently being held under guard at the hospital without bond. 

No law enforcement officers were injured. All four law enforcement officers who returned fire have been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the officer involved shooting investigation. 

The Chaffee County Sheriff's Office will investigate the alleged act of domestic violence that originally brought deputies to the scene and Borrego's alleged shooting at law enforcement officers. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation will investigate the response of law enforcement.

The Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank its law enforcement partners for their assistance in this case, which included: the Salida Police Department, Chaffee County EMS, the Chaffee County Fire Department, the Alamosa Police Department, the Alamosa County Sheriff's Office, the Buena Vista Police Department and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

Any and all charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. 

Further information will be released as it becomes available.