Roll of Honor
Garrett Preston Russell Swasey
Incident
Police Officer Garrett Swasey was shot and killed while responding to an active shooter at a medical facility at 3480 Centennial Boulevard shortly after 11:30 am.
A subject armed with a rifle had entered the facility and opened fire on employees and patients before barricading himself inside. Officer Swasey was among the initial responders and was fatally shot at the scene along with two civilians. Five Colorado Springs Police Department officers, one El Paso County Sheriff's Office deputy, and four civilians suffered gunshot wounds during the incident.
A SWAT team took the subject into custody inside the building approximately five hours later. The suspect has been repeatedly deemed incompetent to stand trial and is being held in a mental facility.
Officer Swasey had served with the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Police Department for six years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer I Swasey gave the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Colorado Springs community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer I Swasey.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer I Garrett Preston Russell Swasey is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In CO, 235 of 360 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.3% of this state's fallen. That is 11.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Garrett Preston Russell Swasey's cause is highlighted.
How Garrett Preston Russell Swasey Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed to mental hospital
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Garrett Preston Russell Swasey is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Garrett Preston Russell Swasey was killed by rifle.